زفير

Arabic

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 • (zafīr) m (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

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   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 21:100:

     لَهُمْ فِيهَا زَفِيرٌ وَهُمْ فِيهَا لَا يَسْمَعُونَ

     lahum fīhā zafīrun wahum fīhā lā yasmaʕūna

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Declension

Declension of noun زَفِير (zafīr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زَفِير zafīr	الزَّفِير az-zafīr	زَفِير zafīr
Nominative	زَفِيرٌ zafīrun	الزَّفِيرُ az-zafīru	زَفِيرُ zafīru
Accusative	زَفِيرًا zafīran	الزَّفِيرَ az-zafīra	زَفِيرَ zafīra
Genitive	زَفِيرٍ zafīrin	الزَّفِيرِ az-zafīri	زَفِيرِ zafīri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زَفِيرَيْن zafīrayn	الزَّفِيرَيْن az-zafīrayn	زَفِيرَيْ zafīray
Nominative	زَفِيرَانِ zafīrāni	الزَّفِيرَانِ az-zafīrāni	زَفِيرَا zafīrā
Accusative	زَفِيرَيْنِ zafīrayni	الزَّفِيرَيْنِ az-zafīrayni	زَفِيرَيْ zafīray
Genitive	زَفِيرَيْنِ zafīrayni	الزَّفِيرَيْنِ az-zafīrayni	زَفِيرَيْ zafīray
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَزْفَار ʔazfār	الْأَزْفَار al-ʔazfār	أَزْفَار ʔazfār
Nominative	أَزْفَارٌ ʔazfārun	الْأَزْفَارُ al-ʔazfāru	أَزْفَارُ ʔazfāru
Accusative	أَزْفَارًا ʔazfāran	الْأَزْفَارَ al-ʔazfāra	أَزْفَارَ ʔazfāra
Genitive	أَزْفَارٍ ʔazfārin	الْأَزْفَارِ al-ʔazfāri	أَزْفَارِ ʔazfāri

Hypernyms

• اِسْتِنْشَاق (istinšāq)

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Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic زَفِير (zafīr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zəˈfiːr/

Noun

زَفير • (zafīr)

1. exhalation, expiration

   Antonym: شهيق (šahīq)