زفير

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Etymology

From the root ز ف ر (z-f-r). Possibly related to the Greek word Ζέφυρος (Zéphuros, west wind), which is also the origin of the English word zephyr (light breeze).

Noun

زَفِير (zafīrm (plural أَزْفَار (ʔazfār))

  1. verbal noun of زَفَرَ (zafara) (form I)
  2. exhalation
    Antonym: شَهِيق (šahīq)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 11:106:
      فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ شَقُوا فَفِي النَّارِ لَهُمْ فِيهَا زَفِيرٌ
      faʔammā llaḏīna šaqū fafī n-nāri lahum fīhā zafīrun
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 21:100:
      لَهُمْ فِيهَا زَفِيرٌ وَهُمْ فِيهَا لَا يَسْمَعُونَ
      lahum fīhā zafīrun wahum fīhā lā yasmaʕūna
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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Hypernyms

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic زَفِير (zafīr).

Pronunciation

Noun

زَفير (zafīr)

  1. exhalation, expiration
    Antonym: شهيق (šahīq)