ظفر

Arabic

Etymology 1

Compare Hebrew צִפֹּרֶן‎ (“fingernail or toenail”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

ظُفْر or ظُفُر • (ẓufr or ẓufur) m (plural أَظْفَار‎ (ʾaẓfār) or أَظْفُر‎ (ʾaẓfur) or أَظَافِير‎ (ʾaẓāfīr))

1. fingernail
2. claw

Declension

Declension of noun ظُفْر (ẓufr)‎; ظُفُر (ẓufur)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ظُفْر‎; ظُفُر ẓufr‎; ẓufur	الظُّفْر‎‎; الظُّفُر‎ aẓ-ẓufr‎; aẓ-ẓufur	ظُفْر‎; ظُفُر ẓufr‎; ẓufur
Nominative	ظُفْرٌ‎; ظُفُرٌ ẓufrun‎; ẓufurun	الظُّفْرُ‎‎; الظُّفُرُ‎ aẓ-ẓufru‎; aẓ-ẓufuru	ظُفْرُ‎; ظُفُرُ ẓufru‎; ẓufuru
Accusative	ظُفْرًا‎‎; ظُفُرًا‎ ẓufran‎; ẓufuran	الظُّفْرَ‎‎; الظُّفُرَ‎ aẓ-ẓufra‎; aẓ-ẓufura	ظُفْرَ‎; ظُفُرَ ẓufra‎; ẓufura
Genitive	ظُفْرٍ‎; ظُفُرٍ ẓufrin‎; ẓufurin	الظُّفْرِ‎‎; الظُّفُرِ‎ aẓ-ẓufri‎; aẓ-ẓufuri	ظُفْرِ‎; ظُفُرِ ẓufri‎; ẓufuri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ظُفْرَيْن‎‎; ظُفُرَيْن‎ ẓufrayn‎; ẓufurayn	الظُّفْرَيْن‎‎; الظُّفُرَيْن‎ aẓ-ẓufrayn‎; aẓ-ẓufurayn	ظُفْرَيْ‎‎; ظُفُرَيْ‎ ẓufray‎; ẓufuray
Nominative	ظُفْرَانِ‎‎; ظُفُرَانِ‎ ẓufrāni‎; ẓufurāni	الظُّفْرَانِ‎‎; الظُّفُرَانِ‎ aẓ-ẓufrāni‎; aẓ-ẓufurāni	ظُفْرَا‎‎; ظُفُرَا‎ ẓufrā‎; ẓufurā
Accusative	ظُفْرَيْنِ‎‎; ظُفُرَيْنِ‎ ẓufrayni‎; ẓufurayni	الظُّفْرَيْنِ‎‎; الظُّفُرَيْنِ‎ aẓ-ẓufrayni‎; aẓ-ẓufurayni	ظُفْرَيْ‎‎; ظُفُرَيْ‎ ẓufray‎; ẓufuray
Genitive	ظُفْرَيْنِ‎‎; ظُفُرَيْنِ‎ ẓufrayni‎; ẓufurayni	الظُّفْرَيْنِ‎‎; الظُّفُرَيْنِ‎ aẓ-ẓufrayni‎; aẓ-ẓufurayni	ظُفْرَيْ‎‎; ظُفُرَيْ‎ ẓufray‎; ẓufuray
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَظْفَار‎ ʾaẓfār	الْأَظْفَار‎ al-ʾaẓfār	أَظْفَار‎ ʾaẓfār
Nominative	أَظْفَارٌ‎ ʾaẓfārun	الْأَظْفَارُ‎ al-ʾaẓfāru	أَظْفَارُ‎ ʾaẓfāru
Accusative	أَظْفَارًا‎ ʾaẓfāran	الْأَظْفَارَ‎ al-ʾaẓfāra	أَظْفَارَ‎ ʾaẓfāra
Genitive	أَظْفَارٍ‎ ʾaẓfārin	الْأَظْفَارِ‎ al-ʾaẓfāri	أَظْفَارِ‎ ʾaẓfāri

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “ظفر”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Noun

ظَفَر • (ẓafar) m

1. obtainment, success, victory
2. level ground

Declension

Declension of noun ظَفَر (ẓafar)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ظَفَر ẓafar	الظَّفَر‎ aẓ-ẓafar	ظَفَر ẓafar
Nominative	ظَفَرٌ ẓafarun	الظَّفَرُ‎ aẓ-ẓafaru	ظَفَرُ ẓafaru
Accusative	ظَفَرًا‎ ẓafaran	الظَّفَرَ‎ aẓ-ẓafara	ظَفَرَ ẓafara
Genitive	ظَفَرٍ ẓafarin	الظَّفَرِ‎ aẓ-ẓafari	ظَفَرِ ẓafari

Descendants

• Azerbaijani: zəfər

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “ظفر”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

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Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic	зәфәр
Roman	zəfər
Perso-Arabic	ظفر

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic ظَفَر‎ (ẓafar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zæfæɾ]

Noun

ظفر (zəfər) (definite accusative ظفری‎, plural ظفرلر‎)

1. victory, triumph

Declension

Declension of ظفر

	singular	plural
nominative	ظفر	ظفرلر
definite accusative	ظفری	ظفرلری
dative	ظفره	ظفرلره
locative	ظفرده	ظفرلرده
ablative	ظفردن	ظفرلردن
definite genitive	ظفرین	ظفرلرین

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Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ظُفْر‎ (ẓufr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dˁifir/, [dˁe̞fe̞r]
  • IPA^(key): /ðˁifir/ (alternative or rural pronunciation)

Noun

طِفِر • (ḍifir) m (plural أظافر‎ ‎(ʾaḍāfir) or أظافير‎ ‎(ʾaḍāfīr))

1. nail
2. fingernail

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic ظَفَر‎ (ẓafar).

Noun

ظفر • (zafer)

1. victory, triumph

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic ظَفَر‎ (ẓafar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zæˈfæɾ]

Noun

ظفر • (zafar)

1. victory, triumph

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Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic ظَفَر‎ (ẓafar).

Noun

ظفر • (zafar) m (Hindi spelling ज़फ़र)

1. victory, triumph
2. profit, gain
3. success