safran

See also: Safran, šafran, and šafrán

Faroese

Etymology

From French safran, from Old French safran, from Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان‎ (zaʿfarān), possibly from Persian *زرپران‎ (zar-parân).

Noun

safran n (genitive singular safrans, uncountable)

1. saffron

Declension

Declension of safran (singular only)
n3s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	safran	safranið
accusative	safran	safranið
dative	safrani	safraninum
genitive	safrans	safransins

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French

Etymology

From Old French safran, from Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان‎ (zaʿfarān), possibly from Persian *زرپران‎ (*zar-parân).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.fʁɑ̃/

• Audio

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Noun

safran m (plural safrans)

1. saffron
2. rudder blade

Further reading

• “safran” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Ligurian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان‎ (zaʿfarān), possibly from Persian *زرپران‎ (zar-parân).

Noun

safran m (please provide plural)

1. saffron

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Middle English

Noun

safran

1. Alternative form of saffron

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Norman

Etymology

From Old French safran, from Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان‎ (zaʿfarān), possibly from Persian *زرپران‎ (zar-parân).

Noun

safran m (uncountable)

1. saffron
2. gold dust
3. gold petals

Synonyms

• poudre d'or (“gold dust”)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

safran m (definite singular safranen)

1. saffron (seasoning or dye)

Related terms

• safrankrokus

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

safran m (definite singular safranen)

1. saffron (seasoning or dye)

Related terms

• safrankrokus

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Occitan

Noun

safran m (plural safrans)

1. (Crocus sativus) saffron

Derived terms

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

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Old French

Alternative forms

• saffran
• safrain
• zafran

Etymology

From Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان‎ (zaʿfarān), possibly from Persian *زرپران‎ (zar-parân).

Noun

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

1. saffron

Descendants

• → English: saffron
• French: safran
• Norman: safran

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Turkish

Noun

safran (definite accusative safranı, uncountable)

1. saffron (plant)

This Turkish entry was created from the translations listed at saffron. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see safran in the Turkish Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) July 2010