زعفر

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the color saffron, a yellow dye, and by extension, things that are dyed with it or resemble its color. It also extends to metaphorical uses, such as describing a lion's color or a specific horse.

Derived headwords

الزَّعْفَرَانnoun

1.
saffronboth
The well-known dye, which is a type of perfume. It is a plant whose stigmas are used as a spice and dye.
2.
saffron dyeboth
The color of saffron, a yellow dye.
3.
horse nameclassical
The name of a horse belonging to Umayr ibn al-Ḥabbāb.

تَزَعْفَرverb

1.
to dye with saffronboth
To dye something, particularly clothing, with saffron.
2.
to use saffronclassical
To apply saffron to oneself, often referring to men using it as a perfume or dye.

أنه نهى أن يتزعفر الرجل — That he forbade a man from using saffron.

زَعْفَرَverb

1.
to dye with saffronboth
To dye something with saffron.

وزعفرت الثوب: صبغته — And I dyed the garment: I colored it.

المُلَوَّصnoun

1.
type of halvaclassical
A name for a type of halva (a sweet confection).

المُزَعْزَعnoun

1.
type of halvaclassical
A name for a type of halva (a sweet confection).

المُزَعْفَرnoun

1.
type of halvaclassical
A name for a type of halva (a sweet confection).
2.
lionclassical
Describing a lion, specifically one that is reddish-brown in color, or one that has the appearance of blood on it.

زَعَافِيرnoun

1.
saffronsclassical
A plural of saffron, used when referring to it as a distinct type or kind.

زَعَافِرnoun

1.
saffronsclassical
A plural of saffron, used when referring to it as a distinct type or kind.

الزَّعَافِرnoun

1.
tribe nameclassical
A name of a tribe, specifically a branch of the Banu Sa'd al-'Ushayrah.

Parallel reading

هذا الصبغ المعروف، وهو من الطيب.

This is the known dye, and it is a type of perfume.

وروي عن النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، أنه نهى أن يتزعفر الرجل

And it is narrated from the Prophet, peace be upon him, that he forbade a man from using saffron.

وجمعه بعضهم وإن كان جنسا فقال جمعه زعافير.

And some collected its plural, even though it is a single kind, saying its plural is 'za'aafir'.

الجوهري: جمعه زعافر مثل ترجمان وتراجم وصحصحان وصحاصح.

Al-Jawhari said: Its plural is 'za'aafir', like 'turjuman' and 'taraajim', and 'ṣaḥṣaḥan' and 'ṣaḥaṣiḥ'.

وزعفرت الثوب: صبغته.

And I dyed the garment: I colored it.

ويقال للفالوذ: الملوص والمزعزع والمزعفر.

And for the halva, it is called: al-malooṣ, al-muzaz'za', and al-muza'far.

والزعفران: فرس عمير بن الحباب.

And 'al-za'faran' is the horse of Umayr ibn al-Ḥabbāb.

والمزعفر: الأسد الورد لأنه ورد اللون، وقيل: لما عليه من أثر الدم.

And 'al-muza'far': the reddish-brown lion because it is of that color, and it is said: because of the trace of blood upon it.

والزعافر: حي من سعد العشيرة.

And 'al-za'aafir': a tribe from Sa'd al-'Ushayrah.