صفار

Arabic

Root
ص ف ر (ṣ f r)
9 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˤa.faːr/
• Rhymes: -aːr

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 (1863-1893) “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, Tucson: 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^[1] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 717

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ص ف ر
2 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˤfaːr/

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)