ᴹQ. fára n. “beach, shore” (Category: Shore, Beach)
A word for “beach, shore” in The Etymologies of the 1930s from the root ᴹ√SPAR² “strew, spread, ?scatter” (EtyAC/SPAR²). The status of this word is uncertain, as its root conflicts with ᴹ√SPAR¹ “hunt, pursue” and other beach words appeared under ᴹ√PHAL “foam”. Derivatives of the latter root are probably to be preferred.
Reference ✧ EtyAC/SPAR² ✧ “beach, shore”
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| ᴹ√SPAR² > fára | [spāra] > [ɸāra] > [fāra] | ✧ EtyAC/SPAR² |