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Etymologically, פֿאַר (far) + אָן (on, “onward”). Compare German voran.
פֿאַראַן • (faran)
- (formal, with (עס) איז ((es) iz)) there (used to show existence, as in "there is")
אוי, אין ווילנע איז פֿאַראַן אַ סקאָרע־פּאָמאָשטש- oy, in vilne iz faran a skore-pomoshtsh
- Oy, in Vilnius there is an emergency medical service
