عصفور

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Arabic[edit]

عُصْفُور
 عصفور on Arabic Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

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).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

عُصْفُور (ʕuṣfūrm (plural عَصَافِير (ʕaṣāfīr))

  1. any small bird
  2. sparrow

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Gulf Arabic: عصفور (ʕaṣfūr)
  • Maltese: għasfur
  • Moroccan Arabic: عصفور (ʕaṣfūr)
  • South Levantine Arabic: عصفور (ʕaṣfūr)

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Moroccan Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic عُصْفُور (ʕuṣfūr).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

عصفور (ʕaṣfūrm (plural عصافر (ʕṣāfir))

  1. sparrow
  2. any small bird
    Synonym: طوير (ṭwiyyar)

South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic عُصْفُور (ʕuṣfūr).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʕasˤ.fuːr/, [ʕɑsˤˈfuːr]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

عصفور (ʕaṣfūrm (plural عصافير (ʕaṣāfīr))

  1. small bird
    Synonym: طير (ṭīr, bird)