safar

See also: Safar, sáfár, and Sáfár

Icelandic

Noun

safar

1. indefinite nominative plural of safi

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَفَر (safar, “departure, journey, travel; campaign, military expedition”). Doublet of safari.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

safar (plural safar-safar)

1. voyage, travel

   Synonym: perjalanan

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

Maltese

Root
s-f-r
8 terms

Etymology

From Arabic سَفَر (safar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.far/
• Rhymes: -afar

Noun

safar m (instance noun safra)

1. verbal noun of siefer:
   1. voyage, travel, travelling

      Synonym: vjaġġ

   2. emigration

      Synonym: emigrazzjoni

   3. export, export market

      Synonyms: esportazzjoni, (rare) esport

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish zafar, from Andalusian Arabic زَاح ([a]záḥ), from Arabic أَزَاحَ (ʔazāḥa, “to remove; to move to another place”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /saˈfa(ʁ)/ [saˈfa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /saˈfa(ʁ)/ [saˈfa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /saˈfa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /saˈfa(ʁ)/ [saˈfa(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /saˈfa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈfaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈfaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈfa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: sa‧far

Verb

safar (first-person singular present safo, first-person singular preterite safei, past participle safado)

1. to pull out

   Synonym: tirar

2. to steal

   Synonym: roubar

3. to erase

   Synonym: apagar

4. to wear out

   Synonym: gastar

5. (colloquial) to save
6. (pronominal) to escape

   Synonym: fugir

7. (pronominal) to avoid
8. (pronominal) to do well
9. (pronominal) to manage

Conjugation

    Conjugation of safar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	safar
Personal	safar	safares	safar	safarmos	safardes	safarem
Gerund
	safando
Past participle
Masculine	safado			safados
Feminine	safada			safadas
Indicative
Present	safo	safas	safa	safamos	safais	safam
Imperfect	safava	safavas	safava	safávamos	safáveis	safavam
Preterite	safei	safaste	safou	safamos1, safámos2	safastes	safaram
Pluperfect	safara	safaras	safara	safáramos	safáreis	safaram
Future	safarei	safarás	safará	safaremos	safareis	safarão
Conditional	safaria	safarias	safaria	safaríamos	safaríeis	safariam
Subjunctive
Present	safe	safes	safe	safemos	safeis	safem
Imperfect	safasse	safasses	safasse	safássemos	safásseis	safassem
Future	safar	safares	safar	safarmos	safardes	safarem
Imperative
Affirmative		safa	safe	safemos	safai	safem
Negative (não)		não safes	não safe	não safemos	não safeis	não safem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• safado

Further reading

• “safar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “safar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Somali

Verb

safar

1. travel

Uzbek

Etymology 1

Inherited from Chagatai سفر (sfr), from Arabic سَفَر (safar).

Noun

Other scripts

Arabic (Yangi Imlo)
Cyrillic	сафар‍
Latin	‍
Afghan Uzbek

safar (plural safarlar)

1. travel

Etymology 2

Inherited from Chagatai صفر (ṣfr), from Arabic صَفَر (ṣafar).

Noun

Other scripts

Arabic (Yangi Imlo)
Cyrillic	сафар‍
Latin	‍
Afghan Uzbek

safar (plural safarlar)

1. Safar