الصفرة

Root entry · 40 derived lemmas

The root 'صفر' (ṣ-f-r) primarily relates to the color yellow, but extends to concepts of emptiness, scarcity, and specific natural phenomena. It encompasses terms for the color itself, diseases causing paleness, certain plants and animals, and even temporal concepts like the month of Safar.

Derived headwords

الصُّفْرَةnoun

1.
yellownessboth
The color yellow, or a yellowish hue.
2.
palenessboth
A state of paleness, often due to illness or fear.

اصْفَرَّverb

1.
to become yellowboth
To turn yellow in color.
2.
to become paleboth
To become pale, often due to sickness or fear.

اصْفِرَارnoun

1.
yellowingboth
The process or state of becoming yellow.
2.
palenessboth
The state of becoming pale.

أَصْفَرadjective

1.
yellowboth
Having the color yellow.
2.
paleboth
Pale in complexion.

الجَوْعَةnoun

1.
hungerboth
The state of being hungry.

مَصْفُورadjective

1.
hungryboth
Suffering from hunger.

مُصْفَرّadjective

1.
hungryboth
Suffering from hunger.

الأَصْفَرَانnoun

1.
saffron and goldclassical
A dual noun referring to saffron and gold.
2.
saffron and madderclassical
A dual noun referring to saffron and madder (a plant used for dye).
3.
saffron and raisinsclassical
A dual noun referring to saffron and raisins.

الصَّفْرَاءnoun

1.
goldclassical
Refers to gold.
2.
bileclassical
The yellow bile, one of the humors.
3.
locustclassical
A locust that is devoid of eggs.
4.
plant nameclassical
A desert plant with leaves like lettuce.
5.
mare's nameclassical
The name of a specific mare belonging to Al-Harith Al-As'ham.
6.
valley nameclassical
A valley located between the two holy cities (Mecca and Medina).
7.
bowclassical
A bow made of yew wood.

صَفَّرَverb

1.
to dye yellowboth
To dye something with a yellow color.
2.
to whistleboth
To produce a whistling sound.

مُصْفِرَةnoun

1.
those marked by yellownessclassical
People whose characteristic is yellowness.

الصُّفْرِيَّةnoun

1.
type of Yemeni datesclassical
Yemeni dates that are dried while unripe and used like sugar in porridge.
2.
dried herbageclassical
Dried herbage, specifically of the Bahama plant.
3.
withered plantsclassical
Plants that have withered.

الصُّفْرnoun

1.
abdominal diseaseclassical
A disease of the stomach that causes the face to turn yellow.
2.
delay of Muharramclassical
The postponement of the sacred month of Muharram.
3.
contagious diseaseclassical
A supposed contagious disease, believed to be transmitted by the month of Safar.
4.
intellectclassical
Intellect or understanding.
5.
bindingclassical
The act of binding or tying.
6.
terrorclassical
Fear or terror.
7.
core of the heartclassical
The innermost part of the heart.
8.
intestinal serpentclassical
A serpent in the stomach that clings to the ribs and bites them.
9.
intestinal wormclassical
A worm in the stomach that bites the ribs and flanks.

الصَّفَارnoun

1.
jaundiceboth
A condition causing yellowness of the skin and eyes.
2.
hungerboth
The state of being hungry.

صَفَرnoun

1.
Safar (month)both
The second month of the Islamic calendar, following Muharram.
2.
yellow waterclassical
Yellowish water that collects in the abdomen.
3.
tickclassical
A tick or similar small creature.
4.
hay residueclassical
What remains in a horse's teeth, like hay.
5.
small insectclassical
A small insect found in hooves and nostrils.

صُفْرnoun

1.
copperboth
Made of copper.

الصَّفَّارnoun

1.
coppersmithboth
A craftsman who works with copper.
2.
seller of copperclassical
A merchant who sells copper.
3.
seller of goldclassical
A merchant who sells gold.
4.
empty personclassical
Someone who is empty or devoid of something.

إِنَاءٌ أَصْفَارnoun

1.
empty vesselclassical
A vessel that is empty.

صَفِرَverb

1.
to become emptyboth
To become empty or devoid of contents.
2.
to dieclassical
To die, to pass away.

أَصْفَرَverb

1.
to become poorboth
To become impoverished or destitute.
2.
to emptyboth
To make a place empty or vacant.

الصُّفْرِيَّةnoun

1.
Kharijite sectclassical
A group of the Kharijites, named after Abdullah bin Sappar, Ziyad bin Al-Asfar, their yellow complexion, or their lack of religion.

آلُ أَبِي صُفْرَةname

1.
Al-Abi Sufra familyclassical
A lineage named after Abu Sufra, associated with the Muhallabids.

الصُّفْرِيَّةnoun

1.
early autumn plantclassical
A plant that appears in early autumn.
2.
transition seasonclassical
The period of transition from heat to cold, or the beginning of seasons.
3.
lambing seasonclassical
The season of lambing with the rising of Suhail (Canopus star).

الصَّفَرِيّadjective

1.
early autumn plantclassical
Relating to a plant in early autumn.
2.
transition seasonclassical
Relating to the transition from heat to cold.
3.
lambing seasonclassical
Relating to the season of lambing.

الصَّافِرadjective

1.
thiefclassical
A thief.
2.
cowardly birdclassical
A timid bird.
3.
noisy birdclassical
Any bird that makes a sound.
4.
non-predatory birdclassical
Any bird that does not hunt.

الصَّفَّارَةnoun

1.
anusclassical
The anus.
2.
whistleboth
A hollow copper instrument used to signal or call.

الصَّفِيرَةnoun

1.
soundboth
A sound, specifically a whistling sound.
2.
gap between landsclassical
A space or gap between two pieces of land.

الضَّفِيرَةnoun

1.
gap between landsclassical
A space or gap between two pieces of land.

بَنُو الأَصْفَرname

1.
Romansclassical
The descendants of Al-Asfar, son of Rum, son of Ya'qub, son of Isaac; or referring to the Romans due to a historical event.

مَرْجُ الصَّفَرname

1.
plain of Safarclassical
A location in Syria.

الصَّفَارِيتnoun

1.
the poorclassical
The poor or destitute.

مُصْفَرٌ اسْتَهُphrase

1.
fartingclassical
An idiom meaning someone who farts.

صَفُّورِيَةname

1.
place nameclassical
A location in Jordan.

الصَّفُّورِيَّةnoun

1.
plant genusclassical
A genus of plants.

صَفُورَاءname

1.
daughter of Shu'aybclassical
The daughter of the prophet Shu'ayb, whom Moses married.

صَفُورَةname

1.
daughter of Shu'aybclassical
The daughter of the prophet Shu'ayb, whom Moses married.

صَفُورِيَاءname

1.
daughter of Shu'aybclassical
The daughter of the prophet Shu'ayb, whom Moses married.

الأَصَافِرnoun

1.
mountainsclassical
A name for mountains.

صُفْرَةname

1.
name for a she-goatclassical
A proper name for a she-goat.

الصَّفْرَاوَاتname

1.
location nameclassical
A place between the two holy cities, near Marr al-Dhahran.

Parallel reading

وقد اصفر واصفار، فهو أصفر

And he became yellow and turned yellow, so he is yellow.

والجائع: مصفور ومصفر، كمعظم

And the hungry person is masfur and musaffar, like mu'azzam.

والأصفران: الزعفران والذهب، أو والورس، أو والزبيب

And Al-Asfaran: saffron and gold, or saffron and madder, or saffron and raisins.

والصفراء: الذهب، والمرة المعروفة، والجرادة إذا خلت من البيض

And Al-Safra': gold, the known bile, and the locust when it is devoid of eggs.

وصفره تصفيرا: صبغه بصفرة

And to dye it yellow (tasfiran): to dye it with yellowness.

والمصفرة، كمحدثة: الذين علامتهم الصفرة

And Al-Musaffarah, like muhdathah: those whose mark is yellowness.

والصفرية، بالضم: تمر يماني يجفف بسرا فيقع موقع السكر في السويق

And Al-Sufrriyah, with damma: Yemeni dates dried unripe, which serve as sugar in porridge.

والصفر، بالتحريك: داء في البطن يصفر الوجه

And Al-Sifr, with tahrik: a disease in the stomach that makes the face yellow.

وتأخير المحرم إلى صفر، ومنه: "لا صفر"

And the delay of Muharram until Safar, and from it: 'La Safar'.

وصفر: الشهر بعد المحرم، وقد يمنع ج: أصفار

And Safar: the month after Muharram, and it may be forbidden, plural: Asfar.

وكغراب: الماء الأصفر يجتمع في البطن

And like ghurab: yellow water that collects in the abdomen.

وما بقي في أصول أسنان الدابة من التبن وغيره

And what remains in the roots of the animal's teeth from hay and other things.

وإناء أصفار: خال

And an isfar vessel: empty.

وقد صفر، كفرح، صفرا وصفورا، فهو صفر

And it became empty, like faraha, safaran and sufurran, so it is safir.

وصفرت وطابه: مات

And his beloved died (sufirat watabuhu): he died.

وأصفر: افتقر، و البيت: أخلاه، كصفره

And he became poor (asfara): he became destitute, and the house: he emptied it, like safarahu.

والصفرية، بالضم، ويكسر: قوم من الحرورية

And Al-Sufrriyah, with damma, and with kasra: a people from the Khawarij.

والصفرية، محركة: نبات في أول الخريف

And Al-Sufrriyah, with harakah: a plant in early autumn.

والصافِر: اللص، وطير جبان، وكل ذي صوت من الطير

And Al-Safir: the thief, a cowardly bird, and every bird that makes a sound.

وما بها صافر: أحد

And there is not a safir in it: anyone.

والصفارة، كجبانة: الاست، وهنة جوفاء من نحاس يصفر فيها الغلام للحمام أو للحمار ليشرب

And Al-Saffarah, like jabbanah: the anus, and a hollow copper thing in which a boy whistles for a pigeon or a donkey to drink.

والصفيرة والضفيرة: ما بين أرضين

And Al-Safirah and Al-Dafirah: what is between two lands.

وبلا هاء: من الأصوات، وقد صفر يصفر صفيرا وصفر

And without ha': from sounds, and he whistled (safara) yusaffiru sifiran wa safar.

وبالحمار: دعاه للماء

And to the donkey: he called it to water.

وبنو الأصفر: ملوك الروم

And Banu Al-Asfar: the kings of Rome.

ومرج الصفر، كسكر: ع بالشأم

And Marj Al-Safar, like sukkar: a valley in Syria.

والصفاريت: الفقراء

And Al-Saffarit: the poor.

وهو مصفر استه، أي: ضراط

And he is musfaru istuhu, meaning: he farts.

وصفورية، كعمورية: د بالأردن

And Safuriyah, like 'Amuriyah: a place in Jordan.

والصفورية، بالضم وشد الياء: جنس من النبات

And Al-Saffuriyah, with damma and shaddah on ya: a genus of plants.

وصفوراء أو صفورة أو صفورياء: بنت شعيب، عليه السلام، تزوجها موسى، صلوات الله عليه

And Safura' or Safurah or Safuriyya: the daughter of Shu'ayb, peace be upon him, whom Moses married, may God's blessings be upon him.

والأصافر: جبال

And Al-Asafir: mountains.

وصفرة، بالضم معرفة: علم للعنز

And Sufrah, with damma, definite: a name for a she-goat.

والصفراوات: بين الحرمين. قرب مر الظهران

And Al-Safrawat: between the two holy cities. Near Marr al-Dhahran.