afara

Borrowed from Yoruba afàrà.

afara (plural afaras)

1. The limba tree.
   • 1969, B. J. Rendle, World Timbers: Europe and Africa, Afara or Limba [Terminalia superba], page 78:

     Afara is the common Nigerian name and a British Standard name for the commercial timber.

afara

1. romanization of 𐌰𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌰

From a +‎ fara (“before”).

afara

1. before, in front of

• IPA^(key): /ā.fà.ɾà/

afàrà

1. afara, limba (Terminalia superba)

• afàrà dúdú (noun)

• → English: afara

• Abraham, R.C. (1958) “afàrà”, in Dictionary of Modern Yoruba, Hodder and Stoughton, page 16

From a- +‎ fárá

• IPA^(key): /ā.fá.ɾá/

afárá

1. bridge

• afárá oyin