varfër
Albanian
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[edit]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]Adjective
[edit]i varfër (feminine plural të varfra)
- poor (having little money)
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Stefan Schumacher & Joachim Matzinger, Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 2013), 2254.