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Cornish
Etymology
From Old French safran .
Noun
safran pl
saffron
Derived terms
Faroese
Etymology
From French safran , from Old French safran , from Medieval Latin safranum , from Arabic زَعْفَرَان ( zaʕfarān ) .
Noun
safran n (genitive singular safrans , uncountable )
saffron
Declension
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French safran , from Medieval Latin safranum , from Arabic زَعْفَرَان ( zaʕfarān ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
safran m (plural safrans )
saffron
rudder blade
Further reading
Ligurian
Etymology
From Medieval Latin safranum , from Arabic زَعْفَرَان ( zaʕfarān ) .
Pronunciation
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Noun
safran m (please provide plural )
saffron
Middle English
Noun
safran
Alternative form of saffron
Norman
Etymology
From Old French safran , from Medieval Latin safranum , from Arabic زَعْفَرَان ( zaʕfarān ) .
Noun
safran m (uncountable )
saffron
gold dust
gold petals
Synonyms
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
safran m (definite singular safranen )
saffron ( seasoning or dye )
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
safran m (definite singular safranen )
saffron ( seasoning or dye )
Occitan
Pronunciation
Noun
safran m (plural safrans )
(Crocus sativus )[ 1] saffron
Derived terms
References
^ Gui Benoèt, "Las plantas", 2008, Toulouse , IEO Edicions, 2008, →ISBN , p. 225.
Old French
Etymology
From Medieval Latin safranum , from Arabic زَعْفَرَان ( zaʕfarān ) .
Noun
safran oblique singular , m (oblique plural safrans , nominative singular safrans , nominative plural safran )
saffron
Descendants
Piedmontese
Pronunciation
Noun
safran m
saffron
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French safran .
Noun
safran n (plural safrane )
rudder blade
Declension
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish صفران ( safran ) , from Arabic زَعْفَرَان ( zaʕfarān ) .
Noun
safran (definite accusative safranı , uncountable )
saffron ( plant )
Further reading
“safran ”, in Turkish dictionaries , Türk Dil Kurumu
Kélékian, Diran (1911 ) “صفران ”, in Dictionnaire turc-français , Constantinople: Mihran, page 762
Kélékian, Diran (1911 ) “زعفران ”, in Dictionnaire turc-français , Constantinople: Mihran, page 644