ᴺS. [N.] ^apharch adj. “arid, very dry” (Category: Dry, Arid)

ᴺS. [N.] ^apharch, adj. “arid, very dry” [vetted by HSD] (Category: Dry, Arid)

N. afarch adj. “arid, very dry” (Category: Dry, Arid)

References ✧ EtyAC/A, N

Glosses

• “arid, very dry” ✧ EtyAC/A

Elements

a-	“intensive prefix”	✧ EtyAC/N
parch	“dry”	✧ EtyAC/A
ON. parkha	“dry”	✧ EtyAC/N (park)

Derivations

• < ON. appharkha ✧ EtyAC/A
  • < ᴹ✶parkā “dry” ✧ EtyAC/A (apparkā)

Phonetic Developments

ON. appharkha > afarch

[aɸɸarxa] > [affarxa] > [affarx] > [afarx]

✧ EtyAC/A