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الزعفران

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the saffron plant and its color, but also extends to meanings of rust, a specific type of sweet confection, and a lion.

Derived headwords

الزَّعْفَرَانnoun
  1. 1.
    saffronboth

    The plant Crocus sativus, known for its aromatic stigmas used as a spice and dye.

  2. 2.
    rustclassical

    The reddish-brown coating formed on iron or steel by oxidation, especially when exposed to moisture.

زَعْفَرَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to dye it saffronboth

    To color something with the yellow-orange hue of saffron.

وزعفره: صبغه به — and he dyed it with it (saffron)
زَعْفَرname
  1. 1.
    a horse's nameclassical

    The name of a specific horse belonging to Al-Hufzan Al-Harith ibn Shurayk.

وفرس للحوفزان الحارث بن شريك — and a horse [named] Za'far belonging to Al-Hufzan Al-Harith ibn Shurayk
زَعْفَرname
  1. 1.
    a horse's nameclassical

    The name of a specific horse belonging to Al-Sulil ibn Qays.

وفرس السليل بن قيس — and a horse [named] Za'far belonging to Al-Sulil ibn Qays
الزَّعْفَرَانِيَّةname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A place name, specifically referring to a town in Hamadhan, from which Qasim ibn Abd al-Rahman, a teacher of Al-Daraqutni, hailed.

  2. 2.
    a place nameclassical

    A place name, specifically referring to a district in Baghdad, from which Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn al-Sabah, a companion of Al-Shafi'i, hailed, and to which the alley of Al-Za'farani is attributed.

المُزَعْفَرnoun
  1. 1.
    a sweet confectionclassical

    A type of sweet dish, often made with vermicelli or rice flour, similar to faloodah.

  2. 2.
    lionclassical

    A name or epithet for a lion, possibly due to its tawny or reddish color.

Parallel reading

وإذا كان في بيت لا يدخله سام أبرص
and if it is in a house that a white snake (or gecko) does not enter
ومن الحديد: صدؤه
and of iron: its rust
ج: زعافر
plural: zafa'ir
وزعفره: صبغه به
and he dyed it with it (saffron)
وفرس للحوفزان الحارث بن شريك
and a horse [named] Za'far belonging to Al-Hufzan Al-Harith ibn Shurayk
وفرس السليل بن قيس
and a horse [named] Za'far belonging to Al-Sulil ibn Qays
والزعفرانية: ة بهمذان
And Al-Za'faraniyyah: a town in Hamadhan
منها القاسم بن عبد الرحمن شيخ الدارقطني
from it [came] Al-Qasim ibn Abd al-Rahman, the teacher of Al-Daraqutni
وببغداد، منها الحسن بن محمد بن الصباح صاحب الشافعي، رضي الله تعالى عنه
and in Baghdad, from it [came] Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn al-Sabah, the companion of Al-Shafi'i, may God Almighty be pleased with him
وإليه ينسب درب الزعفراني
and to him is attributed the alley of Al-Za'farani
والمزعفر: الفالوذ
And Al-Muz'afar: the faloodah
والأسد الورد
and the tawny lion