Safar

See also: safar and sáfár

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَفَر (ṣafar), from صَفِرَ (ṣafira, “to be empty”).

Proper noun

Safar (plural Safars)

1. The second month of the Islamic calendar.
2. A surname, potentially of German or Arabic origin

Translations

the second month of the Islamic calendar

• Arabic: صَفَر (ar) m (ṣafar)
• Hausa: Safàr̃ m
• Hindi: सफ़र (hi) m (safar), सफर (hi) m (saphar)
• Indonesian: Safar (id)
• Japanese: サファル (ja) (Safaru)
• Kazakh: сафар (safar)
• Malay: Safar (ms), bulan nahas
• Persian: صفر (fa) (safar)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: сафер m

  Roman: safer (sh) m

• Tajik: сафар (tg) (safar)
• Turkish: safer (tr)
• Uyghur: سەفەر (sefer)
• Uzbek: safar (uz)

See also

• (Islamic calendar months) Islamic calendar month; Muharram, Safar, Rabi I, Rabi II, Jumada I, Jumada II, Rajab, Sha'ban, Ramadan, Shawwal, Dhu'l-Qa'da, Dhu'l-Hijja ^{(Category: en:Islamic calendar months)}

Anagrams

• Afars, Saraf, saraf

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَفَر (ṣafar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sá.fàr/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [sə́.ɸàr]

Proper noun

Safàr̃ m

1. Safar

See also

(Islamic calendar months) wata; Muharram, Safar, Rabi'u Lawwal, Rabi'u Lahir, Jimada Lawwal, Jimada Lahir, Rajab, Sha'aban, Ramalan, Shawwal, Zulƙida, Zulhajji ^{(Category: ha:Islamic calendar months)}

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay صفر (Safar, “Safar”), from Arabic صَفَر (ṣafar). Doublet of Safar, sifar, and zero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.far/, [ˈsa.far]
• Rhymes: -far
• Hyphenation: Sa‧far

Proper noun

Safar

1. Safar (the second month of the Islamic calendar)

Alternative forms

• Sapar

Derived terms

• bersafar

 

See also

• (Islamic calendar months) bulan-bulan kalender Hijriah; Muharam, Safar, Rabiulawal, Rabiulakhir, Jumadilawal, Jumadilakhir, Rajab, Syakban, Ramadan, Syawal, Zulkaidah, Zulhijah ^{(Category: id:Islamic calendar months)}

Further reading

• “Safar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic صَفَر (ṣafar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /safa(r)/
• Rhymes: -fa(r), -a(r)

Proper noun

Safar (Jawi spelling صفر)

1. Safar (the second month of the Islamic calendar)

Synonyms

• bulan nahas / بولن ناهس

Descendants

• > Indonesian: Safar (inherited)

See also

• (Islamic calendar months) bulan-bulan takwim Hijrah; Muharam, Safar, Rabiulawal, Rabiulakhir, Jamadilawal, Jamadilakhir, Rejab, Syaaban, Ramadan, Syawal, Zulkaedah, Zulhijah ^{(Category: ms:Islamic calendar months)}

Further reading

• “Safar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.