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Arabic
Etymology
If the "void, empty" sense is original, the sense of "yellow" may be derived from the fading of more vibrant greenness in vegetation.
Alternatively, the "yellow" sense might be cognate to Aramaic צַפְרָא (ṣap̄(ə)rā) "morning"; in which case, the sense of "void" might be the derivative meaning via "yellowing of plants ~ a person's face" becoming "fading of color" and then generalized to "fading" with the result being "void, empty".
Root
ص ف ر • (ṣ-f-r)
- Related to emptiness
- Related to losing color; to become pale or pallid
- Related to the color yellow, the color of dead herbage
Derived terms
References
- The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., Clarendon Press, 1989