safran

See also: Safran, šafran, and šafrán

Cornish

Etymology

From Old French safran.

Noun

safran (collective)

1. saffron

Derived terms

• tesen safran (“saffron cake”)

Faroese

Etymology

From French safran, from Old French safran, from Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān).

Noun

safran n (genitive singular safrans, uncountable)

1. saffron

Declension

n3s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	safran	safranið
accusative	safran	safranið
dative	safrani	safraninum
genitive	safrans	safransins

French

Etymology

Etymology tree

Aramaic צפרder.

Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān)bor.

Medieval Latin safranumbor.

Old French safran

French safran

Inherited from Old French safran, borrowed from Medieval Latin safranum, borrowed from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān), from Aramaic צפר.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.fʁɑ̃/

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Noun

safran m (plural safrans)

1. saffron
2. rudder blade

Further reading

• “safran”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Ligurian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Aramaic צפרder.

Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān)bor.

Medieval Latin safranumbor.

Ligurian safran

Borrowed from Medieval Latin safranum, borrowed from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān), from Aramaic צפר.

Noun

safran m (please provide plural)

1. saffron

Middle English

Noun

safran

1. alternative form of saffron

Norman

Etymology

From Old French safran, from Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān).

Noun

safran m (uncountable)

1. saffron
2. gold dust
3. gold petals

Synonyms

• poudre d'or (“gold dust”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

safran m (definite singular safranen)

1. saffron (seasoning or dye)

Related terms

• safrankrokus

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

safran m (definite singular safranen)

1. saffron (seasoning or dye)

Related terms

• safrankrokus

Occitan

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Noun

safran m (plural safrans)

1. saffron (Crocus sativus)

Derived terms

• safran bastard
• safran dels prats
• safran derraic
• safran tua-chin

References

• Gui Benoèt (2008), Las plantas, Toulouse: IEO Edicions, →ISBN, page 225

Old French

Alternative forms

• saffran, safrain, zafran

Etymology

Etymology tree

Aramaic צפרder.

Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān)bor.

Medieval Latin safranumbor.

Old French safran

Borrowed from Medieval Latin safranum, borrowed from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān), from Aramaic צפר.

Noun

safran oblique singular, m (oblique plural safrans, nominative singular safrans, nominative plural safran)

1. saffron

Descendants

• French: safran
• Norman: safran
• → Breton: safron
• → Middle Dutch: saffraen, soffraen
  • Dutch: saffraan
  • Afrikaans: saffraan
• → Middle English: saffron
  • English: saffron
    • → Japanese: サフラン (safuran)
    • → Korean: 사프란 (sapeuran)
  • Scots: sefron
• → Middle High German: saffrān
  • German: Safran
  • Luxembourgish: safran
  • Yiddish: זאַפֿראַן (zafran)

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈfraŋ/

Noun

safran m

1. saffron

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French safran.

Noun

safran n (plural safrane)

1. rudder blade

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	safran	safranul		safrane	safranele
genitive-dative	safran	safranului		safrane	safranelor
vocative	safranule			safranelor

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish صفران (safran), from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān).

Noun

safran (definite accusative safranı, uncountable)

1. saffron (plant)

   Synonym: reyhukan

Derived terms

• yalancı safran

Further reading

• “safran”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “صفران”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 762
• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “زعفران”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[2] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 644