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زفر

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of exhaling or expelling breath, often with force or sound. It extends to concepts of carrying or bearing loads, and by extension, to things that are large, strong, or substantial, such as powerful animals, significant portions of wealth, or important elements of structures or abstract concepts.

Derived headwords

زَفَرَ، يَزْفِرُverb
  1. 1.
    to exhaleboth

    To expel breath from the lungs after drawing it in.

  2. 2.
    to carryboth

    To bear or transport something.

  3. 3.
    to draw waterclassical

    To draw water from a well or source.

  4. 4.
    to make a sound (fire)classical

    For fire to make a sound as it burns intensely.

زَفْرًا وزَفِيرًاnoun
  1. 1.
    exhalationboth

    The act of exhaling, expelling breath.

  2. 2.
    carryingclassical

    The act of bearing or carrying a load.

ازْدَفَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to carryclassical

    To bear or transport a load; synonymous with زفر (to carry).

المُزْدَفِرُ والمُزَفَّرُ والزَّفْرَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    exhalationboth

    The act of exhaling, a deep breath.

  2. 2.
    one who breathes deeplyclassical

    A person who exhales deeply.

زَفْرَةُ الشَّيءِnoun
  1. 1.
    middleclassical

    The middle or center of something.

الزَّفْرُ (بالكسر)noun
  1. 1.
    load on the backclassical

    A load carried on the back.

  2. 2.
    provision for a travelerclassical

    The provisions or equipment for a journey.

  3. 3.
    groupclassical

    A group or company of people.

الزَّفْرُ (بالتحريك)adjective
  1. 1.
    support for treesclassical

    Something used to support trees.

الزَّفْرُ (كالصَّرْد)noun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A lion.

  2. 2.
    brave personclassical

    A courageous or valiant person.

  3. 3.
    seaclassical

    The sea.

  4. 4.
    river with much waterclassical

    A river that is full of water.

  5. 5.
    abundant giftclassical

    A plentiful or abundant gift or bestowal.

  6. 6.
    one who carries burdensclassical

    One who is strong enough to carry heavy loads, like water skins.

  7. 7.
    large camelclassical

    A large, stout camel.

  8. 8.
    battalionclassical

    A military unit or battalion.

الزَّافِرَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    groupclassical

    A group or company of people.

  2. 2.
    battalionclassical

    A military unit or battalion.

  3. 3.
    cornerstone of a buildingclassical

    The corner or main support of a building.

  4. 4.
    one's kinclassical

    One's relatives or close associates.

  5. 5.
    large camelclassical

    A large, stout camel.

  6. 6.
    part of an arrowclassical

    The part of an arrow below the feathers, or below two-thirds of it near the arrowhead.

  7. 7.
    great leaderclassical

    A prominent or great leader.

  8. 8.
    bow (weapon)classical

    A bow used for archery.

زَوَافِرُ المَجْدِnoun
  1. 1.
    pillars of gloryclassical

    The main supports and foundations of glory or honor.

الزَّفِيرُnoun
  1. 1.
    calamityclassical

    A severe misfortune or calamity.

  2. 2.
    first sound of a donkeyclassical

    The initial sound made by a donkey when braying.

المَزْفُورُadjective
  1. 1.
    strongly jointed (animal)classical

    An animal with strongly connected or fused joints.

المُزْدَفِرُnoun
  1. 1.
    part of a horse's chestclassical

    The area on a horse's chest from which it exhales.

الأَزْفَرُadjective
  1. 1.
    large-flanked (horse)classical

    A horse with large or broad flanks.

زُفُرٌnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of الأزفرclassical

    Plural form of الأزفر, referring to horses with large flanks.

Parallel reading

أَخْرَجَ نَفْسَهُ بَعْدَ مَدِّهِ إِيَّاهُ
He expelled his breath after drawing it in.
وَالشَّيءَ زَفْرًا: حَمَلَهُ
And the thing, he carried it.
وَالماءَ: اسْتَقَى
And the water, he drew it.
وَالنَّارَ: سَمِعَ لِتَوْقُدِهَا صَوْتَ
And the fire, he heard the sound of its burning.
وَالمُزْدَفِرُ والمُزَفَّرُ والزَّفْرَةُ: التَّنَفُّسُ كَذَلِكَ، والمُتَنَفِّسُ
And Al-Muzdafir, Al-Muzzaffar, and Az-Zafrah: the exhalation thus, and the one who exhales.
وَزَفْرَةُ الشَّيءِ: وَسَطُهُ
And the middle of a thing: its center.
وَالزَّفْرُ، بِالكَسْرِ: الحَمْلُ عَلَى الظَّهْرِ
And Az-Zafr, with kasr: the load upon the back.
وَفِي "البَارِعِ": الحَمْلُ، مُحَرَّكَةً، وَالقِرْبَةُ، وَجِهَازُ المُسَافِرِ، وَالجَمَاعَةُ، كَالزَّافِرَةِ
And in 'Al-Bari': the load, with harakah, and the water skin, and the traveler's provisions, and the group, like Az-Zafirah.
وَبِالتَّحْرِيكِ: الَّذِي يَدْعَمُ بِهِ الشَّجَرُ
And with tahrik: that by which trees are supported.
وَكَالصَّرْدِ: الأَسَدُ، وَالشُّجَاعُ، وَالبَحْرُ، وَالنَّهْرُ الكَثِيرُ المَاءِ
And like As-Sard: the lion, the brave one, the sea, and the river with much water.
وَالزَّافِرَةُ مِنَ البِنَاءِ: رُكْنُهُ
And Az-Zafirah of a building: its corner.
وَالزَّفِيرُ: الدَّاهِيَةُ، وَأَوَّلُ صَوْتِ الحِمَارِ، وَالشَّهِيقُ آخِرُهُ
And Az-Zafir: the calamity, and the first sound of a donkey, and its last sound (inhale).
وَالمَزْفُورُ مِنَ الدَّوَابِّ: الشَّدِيدُ تَلَاحُمِ المَفَاصِلِ
And Al-Mazfur of animals: one with strongly connected joints.
وَالمُزْدَفِرُ فِي جُؤْجُؤِ الفَرَسِ: المَوْضِعُ الَّذِي يَزْفِرُ مِنْهُ
And Al-Muzdafir in the chest of a horse: the place from which it exhales.
وَالأَزْفَرُ: الفَرَسُ العَظِيمُ الجَنْبَيْنِ
And Al-Azfar: the horse with large flanks.