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Afer
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afer afër afeř
Latin
Afri
Etymology
la African
From a la xpu - endonym for the Carthaginians and their land. Related to la xpu 𐤏𐤐𐤓 ʿafar dust Phnx akin to hbo עָפָר dust ʿāp̄ār. Flavius Josephus derived the ethnonym from the name of Abraham's grandson, Epher.
Pronunciation
Āfer
Adjective
Āfer/Āfr
from Africa the territory of Carthage
la āfer
Declension
Āfer/Āfr
Derived terms
la āfricus āfricānus Āfrica
Noun
Āfer/Āfr<2>
la Republican a Carthaginian
Declension
Āfer/Āfr<2.both>
Proper noun
Āfer/Āfr<2.both>
la CL. cognomen applied to a native of the province of Africa:
Publius Terentius Afer, a Roman playwright
Declension
Āfer/Āfr<2.both>
References
la cognomina