varfër

Albanian

Alternative forms

i vorfën (Gheg)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vaɾˈfəɾ/

Adjective

i varfër m (feminine e varfra, masculine plural të varfër, feminine plural të varfra)

poor (having little money)

Antonyms

i pasur

References

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

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