From Proto-Semitic *ṣapir- (“small bird”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *c̣ipar- (“small bird; guinea fowl”); variant form of صَافِر (ṣāfir, “small bird”), the /ع/ perhaps derives from a conflation with another closely related root Proto-Semitic *ʕVṣṣūr- (“bird”). Compare Hebrew ציפור (ṣippōr), Aramaic צִפְּרָא (ṣippərā), Ugaritic 𐎕𐎔𐎗 (ṣpr), and Akkadian 𒄷 (iṣṣūrum).
عُصْفُور • (ʕuṣfūr) m (plural عَصَافِير (ʕaṣāfīr))
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | عُصْفُور ʕuṣfūr |
الْعُصْفُور al-ʕuṣfūr |
عُصْفُور ʕuṣfūr |
Nominative | عُصْفُورٌ ʕuṣfūrun |
الْعُصْفُورُ al-ʕuṣfūru |
عُصْفُورُ ʕuṣfūru |
Accusative | عُصْفُورًا ʕuṣfūran |
الْعُصْفُورَ al-ʕuṣfūra |
عُصْفُورَ ʕuṣfūra |
Genitive | عُصْفُورٍ ʕuṣfūrin |
الْعُصْفُورِ al-ʕuṣfūri |
عُصْفُورِ ʕuṣfūri |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | عُصْفُورَيْن ʕuṣfūrayn |
الْعُصْفُورَيْن al-ʕuṣfūrayn |
عُصْفُورَيْ ʕuṣfūray |
Nominative | عُصْفُورَانِ ʕuṣfūrāni |
الْعُصْفُورَانِ al-ʕuṣfūrāni |
عُصْفُورَا ʕuṣfūrā |
Accusative | عُصْفُورَيْنِ ʕuṣfūrayni |
الْعُصْفُورَيْنِ al-ʕuṣfūrayni |
عُصْفُورَيْ ʕuṣfūray |
Genitive | عُصْفُورَيْنِ ʕuṣfūrayni |
الْعُصْفُورَيْنِ al-ʕuṣfūrayni |
عُصْفُورَيْ ʕuṣfūray |
Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | عَصَافِير ʕaṣāfīr |
الْعَصَافِير al-ʕaṣāfīr |
عَصَافِير ʕaṣāfīr |
Nominative | عَصَافِيرُ ʕaṣāfīru |
الْعَصَافِيرُ al-ʕaṣāfīru |
عَصَافِيرُ ʕaṣāfīru |
Accusative | عَصَافِيرَ ʕaṣāfīra |
الْعَصَافِيرَ al-ʕaṣāfīra |
عَصَافِيرَ ʕaṣāfīra |
Genitive | عَصَافِيرَ ʕaṣāfīra |
الْعَصَافِيرِ al-ʕaṣāfīri |
عَصَافِيرِ ʕaṣāfīri |
From Arabic عُصْفُور (ʕuṣfūr).
عصفور • (ʕaṣfūr) m (plural عصافر (ʕṣāfir))
From Arabic عُصْفُور (ʕuṣfūr).