زعفر

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

The root 'za'fara' primarily relates to the saffron plant and its use as a dye or perfume. It extends to describe things colored or scented with saffron, and also names places, people, and even horses associated with it. Figuratively, it can refer to the rust of iron or a lion.

Derived headwords

الزَّعْفَرَانnoun

1.
saffronboth
This is the dye, which is well-known and considered a perfume. It is also believed to have properties that repel snakes.
2.
rust of ironclassical
It is also used to refer to the rust of iron.

زَعَافِرnoun

1.
saffron (plural)classical
A plural form of saffron, used to describe multiple instances or types.
2.
lionclassical
A name for a lion, particularly one that is reddish in color or has bloodstains.

زَعْفَرَهُverb

1.
to dye with saffronboth
To color something, especially a garment, with saffron.

مُزَعْفَرadjective

1.
dyed with saffronboth
A garment or object that has been colored with saffron.
2.
faloodaclassical
A type of dessert, also called 'malous' or 'muzaza'.

الزَّعْفَرَانِيَّةname

1.
town in Hamadanclassical
A town located in Hamadan, known for its saffron production.
2.
village in Baghdadclassical
A village in Baghdad, associated with a prominent scholar.
3.
village in Egyptclassical
A village located in Egypt.
4.
spring with villagesclassical
A spring that has several villages around it.
5.
sect of Bukharaclassical
A group from Bukhara considered to be people of innovation.

الزَّعْفَرَانِيُّname

1.
attributed to Al-Za'faraniclassical
Refers to something or someone associated with Al-Za'farani, such as a street in Baghdad.

تَزَعْفَرَverb

1.
to use saffronclassical
A man applying saffron to himself as a perfume or cosmetic.

الزَّعْفَرِيُّname

1.
from the tribe of Sa'd al-'Ashirahclassical
A person belonging to a branch of the tribe Sa'd al-'Ashirah.
2.
from the tribe of Qurayshclassical
A person belonging to the Quraysh tribe, known by the epithet Ibn al-Zu'ayfirini.
3.
from Basraclassical
A person from Basra, known as Abu Hashim 'Ammar ibn Abi 'Ammarah al-Basri al-Za'farani, associated with selling saffron.

Parallel reading

هاذا الصبغ، معروف وهو من الطيب.

This is the dye, which is well-known and considered a perfume.

إذا كان في بيت لا يدخله سام أبرص

If it is in a house, a venomous snake will not enter it.

والزعفران من الحديد: صدؤه

And saffron is, of iron: its rust.

وإن كان جنسا زعافر

Even if it is a type of 'za'afir'.

وزعفره أي الثوب: صبغه به

And 'za'farahu' the garment: he dyed it with it.

ثوب مزعفر

A garment dyed with saffron.

الزعفران بن الزبد: فرس للحوفزان الحارث بن شريك

Al-Za'faran ibn al-Zubd: a horse belonging to Al-Hufzan Al-Harith ibn Shurayk.

والزعفرانية: ة بهمذان

And Al-Za'faraniyyah: a town in Hamadan.

كثيرة الزعفران

Abundant in saffron.

منها أبو أحمد القاسم بن عبد الله بن عبد الرحمان بن زياد الهمذاني شيخ الدارقطني

From it is Abu Ahmad Al-Qasim ibn Abdullah ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Ziyad Al-Hamadhani, the teacher of Al-Daraqutni.

والزعفرانية: قرية ببغداد

And Al-Za'faraniyyah: a village in Baghdad.

منها أبو علي الحسن بن محمد بن الصباح أحد أئمة المسلمين صاحب سيدنا الإمام الشافعي رضي الله تعالى عنه

From it is Abu Ali Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Al-Sabah, one of the imams of the Muslims, a companion of our master Imam Al-Shafi'i, may God have mercy on him.

وإليه ينسب درب الزعفراني ببغداد

And to him is attributed the Al-Za'farani alley in Baghdad.

والمزعفر: الفالوذ

And Al-Muz'afar: Falooda.

ويقال له الملوص والمزعزع أيضا

And it is also called Al-Malous and Al-Muzaza.

والمزحفر: الأسد الورد

And Al-Muzahfir: the reddish lion.

تزعفر الرجل: تطيب بالزعفران وتلطخ به

A man 'taza'fara': he perfumed himself with saffron and smeared himself with it.