varfër

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Albanian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Albanian *wɔrfana-, ultimately from Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanós),[1] probably through Latin orphanus. Compare Aromanian oarfãn, archaic Romanian oarfăn.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaɾ.fəɾ/, [ˈväɹ.fɜɹ]

Adjective[edit]

i varfër (feminine plural të varfra)

  1. poor (having little money)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Stefan Schumacher & Joachim Matzinger, Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 2013), 2254.
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