صفار

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Arabic

Root
ص ف ر (ṣ f r)
8 terms

Noun

صَفَار or صُفَار • (ṣafār or ṣufār) m

  1. yellow pigment, yellow dye, yellow coloring
  2. jaundice
  3. yolk

Declension

Declension of noun صَفَار (ṣafār)‎; صُفَار (ṣufār)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal صَفَار‎; صُفَار
ṣafār‎; ṣufār 		الصَّفَار‎; الصُّفَار
aṣ-ṣafār‎; aṣ-ṣufār 		صَفَار‎; صُفَار
ṣafār‎; ṣufār
Nominative صَفَارٌ‎; صُفَارٌ
ṣafārun‎; ṣufārun 		الصَّفَارُ‎; الصُّفَارُ
aṣ-ṣafāru‎; aṣ-ṣufāru 		صَفَارُ‎; صُفَارُ
ṣafāru‎; ṣufāru
Accusative صَفَارًا‎; صُفَارًا
ṣafāran‎; ṣufāran 		الصَّفَارَ‎; الصُّفَارَ
aṣ-ṣafāra‎; aṣ-ṣufāra 		صَفَارَ‎; صُفَارَ
ṣafāra‎; ṣufāra
Genitive صَفَارٍ‎; صُفَارٍ
ṣafārin‎; ṣufārin 		الصَّفَارِ‎; الصُّفَارِ
aṣ-ṣafāri‎; aṣ-ṣufāri 		صَفَارِ‎; صُفَارِ
ṣafāri‎; ṣufāri

Noun

صَفَّار • (ṣaffār) m

  1. Schimpera arabica (the leaves of it serve for salad greens)

Declension

Declension of noun صَفَّار (ṣaffār)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal صَفَّار
ṣaffār 		الصَّفَّار
aṣ-ṣaffār 		صَفَّار
ṣaffār
Nominative صَفَّارٌ
ṣaffārun 		الصَّفَّارُ
aṣ-ṣaffāru 		صَفَّارُ
ṣaffāru
Accusative صَفَّارًا
ṣaffāran 		الصَّفَّارَ
aṣ-ṣaffāra 		صَفَّارَ
ṣaffāra
Genitive صَفَّارٍ
ṣaffārin 		الصَّفَّارِ
aṣ-ṣaffāri 		صَفَّارِ
ṣaffāri

References

  • “صفار” in Almaany
  • Lane, Edward William (1863) “صفار”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1698
  • Mandaville, James Paul (2011) Bedouin Ethnobotany. Plant Concepts and Uses in a Desert Pastoral World, Tuscon: University of Arizona Press, →ISBN, pages 57, 71, 114, 154, 197, 208
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “صفار”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 604
  • Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “صفار”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎ (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 717

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ص ف ر
2 terms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Verb

صفار • (ṣfār) IX (non-past يصفار (yiṣfār))

  1. to become yellow
  2. to become pale
Conjugation
    Conjugation of صفار
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m صفاريت (ṣfārīt) صفاريتي (ṣfārīti) صفار (ṣfār) صفارينا (ṣfārīna) صفاريتوا (ṣfārītu) صفاروا (ṣfāru)
f صفارت (ṣfāret)
non-past m نصفار (niṣfār) تصفار (tiṣfār) يصفار (yiṣfār) نصفاروا (niṣfāru) تصفاروا (tiṣfāru) يصفاروا (yiṣfāru)
f تصفاري (tiṣfāri) تصفار (tiṣfār)
imperative m صفار (ṣfār) صفاروا (ṣfāru)
f صفاري (ṣfāri)
    Conjugation of صفار
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m صفرت (ṣfart) صفرتي (ṣfarti) صفار (ṣfār) صفرنا (ṣfarna) صفرتوا (ṣfartu) صفاروا (ṣfāru)
f صفارت (ṣfāret)
non-past m نصفار (niṣfār) تصفار (tiṣfār) يصفار (yiṣfār) نصفاروا (niṣfāru) تصفاروا (tiṣfāru) يصفاروا (yiṣfāru)
f تصفاري (tiṣfāri) تصفار (tiṣfār)
imperative m صفار (ṣfār) صفاروا (ṣfāru)
f صفاري (ṣfāri)

Etymology 2

From Arabic صُفَار (ṣufār).

Noun

صفار • (ṣfār) m

  1. yolk
    Synonym: مح (maḥḥ)
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