Associations to the word «Afar»

Wiktionary

AFAR, proper noun. A Cushitic language spoken in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti.
AFAR, proper noun. The people speaking this language and residing in these regions.
AFAR, proper noun. A region in Ethiopia.
AFAR, adverb. At, to, or from a great distance; far away.

Dictionary definition

AFAR, adverb. (old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far; "we traveled afar"; "we could see the ship afar off"; "the Magi came from afar".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats