صفار

صفار

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ص ف ر‎ (ṣ-f-r).

Noun

صَفَار or صُفَار • (ṣafār or ṣufār) m

1. yellow pigment, yellow dye, yellow coloring
2. jaundice
3. yolk

Declension

Declension of noun صَفَار (ṣafār)‎; صُفَار (ṣufār)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صَفَار‎; صُفَار ṣafār‎; ṣufār	الصَّفَار‎‎; الصُّفَار‎ aṣ-ṣafār‎; aṣ-ṣufār	صَفَار‎; صُفَار ṣafār‎; ṣufār
Nominative	صَفَارٌ‎; صُفَارٌ ṣafārun‎; ṣufārun	الصَّفَارُ‎‎; الصُّفَارُ‎ aṣ-ṣafāru‎; aṣ-ṣufāru	صَفَارُ‎; صُفَارُ ṣafāru‎; ṣufāru
Accusative	صَفَارًا‎‎; صُفَارًا‎ ṣafāran‎; ṣufāran	الصَّفَارَ‎‎; الصُّفَارَ‎ aṣ-ṣafāra‎; aṣ-ṣufāra	صَفَارَ‎; صُفَارَ ṣafāra‎; ṣufāra
Genitive	صَفَارٍ‎; صُفَارٍ ṣafārin‎; ṣufārin	الصَّفَارِ‎‎; الصُّفَارِ‎ aṣ-ṣafāri‎; aṣ-ṣufāri	صَفَارِ‎; صُفَارِ ṣafāri‎; ṣufāri

Noun

صَفَّار • (ṣaffār) m

1. Schimpera arabica (the leaves of it serve for salad greens)

Declension

Declension of noun صَفَّار (ṣaffār)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صَفَّار ṣaffār	الصَّفَّار‎ aṣ-ṣaffār	صَفَّار ṣaffār
Nominative	صَفَّارٌ ṣaffārun	الصَّفَّارُ‎ aṣ-ṣaffāru	صَفَّارُ ṣaffāru
Accusative	صَفَّارًا‎ ṣaffāran	الصَّفَّارَ‎ aṣ-ṣaffāra	صَفَّارَ ṣaffāra
Genitive	صَفَّارٍ ṣaffārin	الصَّفَّارِ‎ aṣ-ṣaffāri	صَفَّارِ ṣaffāri

References

• “صفار” in Almaany
• Lane, Edward William (1863), “صفار”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1698
• Mandaville, James Paul (2011) Bedouin Ethnobotany. Plant Concepts and Uses in a Desert Pastoral World, Tuscon: University of Arizona Press, →ISBN, pages 57, 71, 114, 154, 197, 208
• Wehr, Hans (1979), “صفار”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 604
• Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “صفار”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 717