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زعفر

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the color saffron and its use as a dye. It also extends to describe a lion with a reddish hue, possibly due to the association with the color.

Derived headwords

الزَّعْفَرَانnoun
  1. 1.
    saffronboth

    saffron

زَعَافِرnoun
  1. 1.
    its pluralboth

    its plural

تَرْجُمَانnoun
  1. 1.
    translatorclassical

    One who translates languages, an interpreter.

تَرَاجِمnoun
  1. 1.
    its plural is tarājim, like zaʿfarān and zaʿāfirboth

    its plural is tarājim, like zaʿfarān and zaʿāfir

صَحْصَحَانnoun
  1. 1.
    open plainclassical

    A wide, open, and clear expanse of land, a plain.

صَحَاصِحnoun
  1. 1.
    open plainsclassical

    The plural of صحصحان (open plain), referring to multiple such areas.

زَعْفَرَverb
  1. 1.
    he dyed the garment with itboth

    he dyed the garment with it

مُزَعْفَرadjective
  1. 1.
    saffron-coloredboth

    Having the color of saffron, a yellow-orange hue.

  2. 2.
    reddish lionclassical

    Describing a lion that is reddish or tawny in color, likened to saffron.

Parallel reading

الزَّعْفَرَانُ يَجْمَعُ عَلَى زَعَافِرَ
Saffron is pluralized as za'afir.
مثل تُرْجُمَانٍ وتَرَاجِمَ
like turjuman and tarajim.
وصَحْصَحَانٍ وصَحَاصِحَ
and sahshahan and sahasih.
وزَعْفَرْتُ الثَّوْبَ: صَبَغْتُهُ بِهِ
And I dyed the garment: I dyed it with it (saffron).
والمُزَعْفَرُ: الأَسَدُ الوَرْدُ
And al-muza'far: the reddish lion.