safir

See also: safír and Safír

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin sapphīrus, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /səˈfi/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /səˈfir/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /saˈfiɾ/

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Noun

safir m (plural safirs)

1. sapphire

Further reading

• “safir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “safir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• “safir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “safir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Danish

Etymology

From Latin sapphīrus (“saphire”), from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /safiːr/, [saˈfiɐ̯ˀ]

Noun

safir c (singular definite safiren, plural indefinite safirer)

1. sapphire

Declension

Declension of safir

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	safir	safiren	safirer	safirerne
genitive	safirs	safirens	safirers	safirernes

Further reading

• “safir” in Den Danske Ordbog
• safir on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch saffier, from Middle Dutch saffier, from Latin sapphirus, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsafɪr]
• Hyphenation: sa‧fir

Noun

safir

1. sapphire.

Alternative forms

• sapir

Further reading

• “safir” in Online Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language [Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia Daring], Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• safiro

Etymology

From Old French saphir, from Latin sapphīrus, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros), or an apocopic form of safiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈfiɾ/

Noun

safir m (plural safiros)

1. sapphire
   • c. 1250: Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 2v.

     Et eſta piedra es cardena en ſu color aſſi q́ ſemeia al ſafir en la cardenor mas nó en la luz. ca a eſta nó traspaſſa el uiso como al ſafir faze ca la su color es mucho espeſſa ¬ turuia

     And this stone is purple in color, so that it resembles the sapphire in purpleness; but not in light, for sight cannot see through it like it does through sapphire, for its color is too thick and murky.

Descendants

• Spanish: zafiro

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French saphir, from Latin sapphirus.

Noun

safir n (plural safire)

1. sapphire

Declension

Declension of safir

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) safir	safirul	(niște) safire	safirele
genitive/dative	(unui) safir	safirului	(unor) safire	safirelor
vocative	safirule		safirelor

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sǎfiːr/
• Hyphenation: sa‧fir

Noun

sàfīr m (Cyrillic spelling са̀фӣр)

1. sapphire

Declension

Declension of safir

	singular	plural
nominative	safir	safiri
genitive	safíra	safira
dative	safiru	safirima
accusative	safir	safire
vocative	safire	safiri
locative	safiru	safirima
instrumental	safirom	safirima

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Swedish

Etymology

From Latin sapphīrus (“saphire”), from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːr

Noun

safir c

1. sapphire

Declension

Declension of safir
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	safir	safiren	safirer	safirerna
Genitive	safirs	safirens	safirers	safirernas

Anagrams

• firas, fisar, frias

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Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish [Term?], from French saphir, from Latin sapphīrus, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈfiɾ/
• Hyphenation: sa‧fir

Noun

safir (definite accusative safiri, plural safirler)

1. sapphire

   Synonym: gök yakut

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	safir
Definite accusative	safiri
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	safir	safirler
Definite accusative	safiri	safirleri
Dative	safire	safirlere
Locative	safirde	safirlerde
Ablative	safirden	safirlerden
Genitive	safirin	safirlerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular safirim safirlerim 2nd singular safirin safirlerin 3rd singular safiri safirleri 1st plural safirimiz safirlerimiz 2nd plural safiriniz safirleriniz 3rd plural safirleri safirleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular safirimi safirlerimi 2nd singular safirini safirlerini 3rd singular safirini safirlerini 1st plural safirimizi safirlerimizi 2nd plural safirinizi safirlerinizi 3rd plural safirlerini safirlerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular safirime safirlerime 2nd singular safirine safirlerine 3rd singular safirine safirlerine 1st plural safirimize safirlerimize 2nd plural safirinize safirlerinize 3rd plural safirlerine safirlerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular safirimde safirlerimde 2nd singular safirinde safirlerinde 3rd singular safirinde safirlerinde 1st plural safirimizde safirlerimizde 2nd plural safirinizde safirlerinizde 3rd plural safirlerinde safirlerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular safirimden safirlerimden 2nd singular safirinden safirlerinden 3rd singular safirinden safirlerinden 1st plural safirimizden safirlerimizden 2nd plural safirinizden safirlerinizden 3rd plural safirlerinden safirlerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular safirimin safirlerimin 2nd singular safirinin safirlerinin 3rd singular safirinin safirlerinin 1st plural safirimizin safirlerimizin 2nd plural safirinizin safirlerinizin 3rd plural safirlerinin safirlerinin

Derived terms

• safir mavisi

Further reading

• safir in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “safir”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “safir”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı