ɔfne, prep. facing; against, counter to; opposite
etymology: Proto-Semitic *ʕalay "upon" (cf. Heb. ʕal) + *pan-ay- "face (of)" (cf. Heb. pānīm, cstr. pǝnē) = "before, in front of" (cf. Heb. lipnē, with same meaning and containing prepositional prefix lǝ-)