ظفر

Arabic

Etymology 1

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

• Azeri: zəfər

References

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

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Azeri

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