صفر

1 صَفَرَ ذ aor. صَفِرَ , inf. n. صَفِيرٌ, (S, M, K,) with which ↓ صُفَارٌ is syn. in a phrase mentioned below; (S;) and ↓ صفّر, (M, K,) inf. n. تَصْفِيرٌ; (TA;) He, or it, (a bird, a vulture, S, and a serpent, or the أَسْوَد, or أَعْرَج, or اِبْن قِتْرَة, or أَصَلَة, M,) whistled; syn. مكَا; (S;) made, or uttered, a certain sound, (M, Msb, * K,) without the utterance of letters. (Msb.) [It is mostly said of a bird: see an ex. voce جَوٌّ.] One says [also], صَفَرَ فِى الصَّفَّارَةِ [ He whistled in the whistle ]. (M, K.) And صَفَرَ بِالْحِمَارِ, and ↓ صفّر, He called the ass to water [ by whistling; for to do thus is the common custom of the Arabs]. (M, K.) And Fr mentions the phrase, ↓ كَانَ فِى كَلَامِهِ صَفَارٌ, meaning صَفِيرٌ [i. e. There was in his speech a whistling ]. (S.) -A2- صَفِرَ, aor. صَفَرَ , inf. n. صَفَرٌ (S, M, A, K, &c.) and صُفُورٌ; (M, K;) and accord. to the T, صَفَرَ, aor. صَفُرَ , inf. n. صُفُورَةٌ; (TA;) It, or he, was, or became, empty, void, or vacant; (S, M, A, Msb, K;) namely, a house or tent; (S;) or a vessel, (S, M, &c.,) مِنَ الطَّعَامِ وَالشَّرَابِ [ of food and beverage ]; and a skin, مِنَ اللَّبَنِ [ of milk ]; (TA;) and a hand; (A;) and a thing; (S, M;) and accord. to ISk, صَفِرَ, aor صَفَرَ , inf. n. صَفِيرٌ, is said of a man. (TA.) [See also 4, last sentence but one.] One says, نَعُوذُ بِاللّٰهِ مِنْ قَرَعِ الفِنَاآءِ وَصَفَرِ الاـِنَاآءِ (S, M, A) [ We seek preservation by God from the yard's becoming void of cattle, and the vessel's becoming empty; ] meaning, from the perishing of the cattle. (S.) And صَفِرَتْ وِطَابُهُ, (M, A, K, [in the CK, erroneously, وَطْاَتُهُ,]) and صَفِرَ اـِنَاؤُهُ, (A,) [lit. His milk-skins, and his vessel, became empty; ] meaning (tropical:) he died; (M, K;) he perished. (A. [See also other explanations in art. وطب.]) -A3- صُفِرَ, (M, K,) inf. n. صَفْرٌ, (K,) He had what is termed صُفَار, i. e. yellow water in his belly. (M, K.)