Safar

See also: safar, sáfár, Šafář, and Sáfár

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَفَر (ṣafar), from صَفِرَ (ṣafira, “to be empty”).

Proper noun

Safar (plural Safars)

2. (Islam) The second month of the Islamic calendar.
3. A surname, potentially of German or Arabic origin

Translations

the second month of the Islamic calendar

• Arabic: صَفَر (ar) m (ṣafar)
• Azerbaijani: please add this translation if you can
• Hausa: Safàr̃ (ha) m
• Hindi: सफ़र (hi) m (safar), सफर (hi) m (saphar)
• Indonesian: Safar (id)
• Japanese: サファル (ja) (Safaru)
• Kazakh: сафар (safar)
• Malay: Safar (ms), bulan nahas
• Persian: صفر (fa) (safar)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: сафер m

  Latin: safer (sh) m

• Tajik: сафар (tg) (safar)
• Tamil: ஸபர் (ta) (sapar)
• Turkish: safer (tr)
• Urdu: please add this translation if you can
• Uyghur: سەفەر (sefer)
• Uzbek: safar (uz)

See also

Islamic calendar monthsedit

• Muharram
• Safar
• Rabi I
• Rabi II
• Jumada I
• Jumada II
• Rajab
• Sha'ban
• Ramadan
• Shawwal
• Dhu'l-Qa'da
• Dhu'l-Hijja

Anagrams

• Afars, Saraf, saraf

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَفَر (ṣafar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sá.fàr/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [sə́.ɸàr]

Proper noun

Safàr̃ m

1. Safar

See also

Islamic calendar months: wàtànnīedit

• Muharram
• Safar
• Rabi'u Lawwal
• Rabi'u Lahir
• Jimada Lawwal
• Jimada Lahir
• Rajab
• Sha'aban
• Ramalan
• Shawwal
• Zulƙida
• Zulhajji

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay Safar, from Arabic صَفَر (ṣafar). Doublet of sifar and zero.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsafar/ [ˈsa.far]
• Rhymes: -afar
• Syllabification: Sa‧far

Proper noun

Safar

1. Safar (the second month of the Islamic calendar)

Alternative forms

• Sapar

Derived terms

• bersafar

See also

Islamic calendar months: bulan-bulan kalender Hijriahedit

• Muharam
• Safar
• Rabiulawal
• Rabiulakhir
• Jumadilawal
• Jumadilakhir
• Rajab
• Syakban
• Ramadan
• Syawal
• Zulkaidah
• Zulhijah

Further reading

• “Safar”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic صَفَر (ṣafar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /safa(r)/
• Rhymes: -fa(r), -a(r)

Proper noun

Safar (Jawi spelling صفر)

1. Safar (the second month of the Islamic calendar)

Synonyms

• bulan nahas / بولن ناهس

Descendants

• > Indonesian: Safar (inherited)

See also

Islamic calendar months: bulan-bulan takwim Hijrahedit

• Muharam
• Safar
• Rabiulawal
• Rabiulakhir
• Jamadilawal
• Jamadilakhir
• Rejab
• Syaaban
• Ramadan
• Syawal
• Zulkaedah
• Zulhijah

Further reading

• "Safar" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017