مسافر

مسافر

Arabic

Etymology

From the root س ف ر‎ (s-f-r).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.saː.fir/

Participle

مُسَافِر • (musāfir) (form III)

1. active participle of سَافَرَ‎ (sāfara)
2. traveller

Declension

Declension of participle مُسَافِر (musāfir)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُسَافِر musāfir	الْمُسَافِر‎ al-musāfir	مُسَافِرَة‎ musāfira	الْمُسَافِرَة‎ al-musāfira
Nominative	مُسَافِرٌ musāfirun	الْمُسَافِرُ‎ al-musāfiru	مُسَافِرَةٌ‎ musāfiratun	الْمُسَافِرَةُ‎ al-musāfiratu
Accusative	مُسَافِرًا‎ musāfiran	الْمُسَافِرَ‎ al-musāfira	مُسَافِرَةً‎ musāfiratan	الْمُسَافِرَةَ‎ al-musāfirata
Genitive	مُسَافِرٍ musāfirin	الْمُسَافِرِ‎ al-musāfiri	مُسَافِرَةٍ‎ musāfiratin	الْمُسَافِرَةِ‎ al-musāfirati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُسَافِرَيْن‎ musāfirayn	الْمُسَافِرَيْن‎ al-musāfirayn	مُسَافِرَتَيْن‎ musāfiratayn	الْمُسَافِرَتَيْن‎ al-musāfiratayn
Nominative	مُسَافِرَانِ‎ musāfirāni	الْمُسَافِرَانِ‎ al-musāfirāni	مُسَافِرَتَانِ‎ musāfiratāni	الْمُسَافِرَتَانِ‎ al-musāfiratāni
Accusative	مُسَافِرَيْنِ‎ musāfirayni	الْمُسَافِرَيْنِ‎ al-musāfirayni	مُسَافِرَتَيْنِ‎ musāfiratayni	الْمُسَافِرَتَيْنِ‎ al-musāfiratayni
Genitive	مُسَافِرَيْنِ‎ musāfirayni	الْمُسَافِرَيْنِ‎ al-musāfirayni	مُسَافِرَتَيْنِ‎ musāfiratayni	الْمُسَافِرَتَيْنِ‎ al-musāfiratayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُسَافِرِين‎ musāfirīn	الْمُسَافِرِين‎ al-musāfirīn	مُسَافِرَات‎ musāfirāt	الْمُسَافِرَات‎ al-musāfirāt
Nominative	مُسَافِرُونَ‎ musāfirūna	الْمُسَافِرُونَ‎ al-musāfirūna	مُسَافِرَاتٌ‎ musāfirātun	الْمُسَافِرَاتُ‎ al-musāfirātu
Accusative	مُسَافِرِينَ‎ musāfirīna	الْمُسَافِرِينَ‎ al-musāfirīna	مُسَافِرَاتٍ‎ musāfirātin	الْمُسَافِرَاتِ‎ al-musāfirāti
Genitive	مُسَافِرِينَ‎ musāfirīna	الْمُسَافِرِينَ‎ al-musāfirīna	مُسَافِرَاتٍ‎ musāfirātin	الْمُسَافِرَاتِ‎ al-musāfirāti

Descendants

• → Bengali: মুসাফির (musafir)
• → Ottoman Turkish: مسافر‎ (müsâfir)
  • Turkish: misafir
  • → Albanian: mysafir
  • → Aromanian: musafir, musafiru
  • → Greek: μουσαφίρης (mousafíris)
  • → Ladino: musafir
  • → Romanian: musafir
• → Persian: مسافر‎ (mosâfer)
  • → Hindustani:

    Hindi: मुसाफ़िर (musāfir)

    Urdu: مسافر‎ (musāfir)

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مُسافِر‎ (musāfir).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /musɑːfiɾ/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /mʊsɒːfɪɾ/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /mosɒːfeɾ/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /musɔːfiɾ/

Noun

مسافر • (mosâfer) (plural مسافران‎ (mosâferân) or مسافرین‎ (mosâferin) or مسافرها‎ (mosâfer-hâ))

1. traveller

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: मुसाफ़िर (musāfir)

  Urdu: مسافر‎ (musāfir)

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian مسافر‎ (mosâfer), from Arabic مُسَافِر‎ (musāfir).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊ.sɑː.fɪɾ/
• Rhymes: -ɪɾ
• Hyphenation: مُ‧سا‧فِر

Noun

مُسافِر • (musāfir) m (Hindi spelling मुसाफ़िर)

1. traveller
2. passenger

Declension

Declension of مسافر
	singular	plural
direct	مسافر‎ (musāfir)	مسافر‎ (musāfir)
oblique	مسافر‎ (musāfir)	مسافروں‎ (musāfirō̃)
vocative	مسافر‎ (musāfir)	مسافرو‎ (musāfirō)

Related terms

• سفر‎ (safar)
• ہمسفر‎ (hamsafar)

References

• “مسافر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “مسافر”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.