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أصفر
أصفر
Arabic
Pronunciation
Adjective
أَصْفَر • (ʾaṣfar) (feminine صَفْرَاء (ṣafrāʾ), common plural صُفْر (ṣufr))
- yellow (“having yellow as its color”)
Declension
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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| basic singular diptote | basic singular diptote | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | أَصْفَر ʾaṣfar |
الْأَصْفَر al-ʾaṣfar |
صَفْرَاء ṣafrāʾ |
الصَّفْرَاء aṣ-ṣafrāʾ |
| Nominative | أَصْفَرُ ʾaṣfaru |
الْأَصْفَرُ al-ʾaṣfaru |
صَفْرَاءُ ṣafrāʾu |
الصَّفْرَاءُ aṣ-ṣafrāʾu |
| Accusative | أَصْفَرَ ʾaṣfara |
الْأَصْفَرَ al-ʾaṣfara |
صَفْرَاءَ ṣafrāʾa |
الصَّفْرَاءَ aṣ-ṣafrāʾa |
| Genitive | أَصْفَرَ ʾaṣfara |
الْأَصْفَرِ al-ʾaṣfari |
صَفْرَاءَ ṣafrāʾa |
الصَّفْرَاءِ aṣ-ṣafrāʾi |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | أَصْفَرَيْن ʾaṣfarayn |
الْأَصْفَرَيْن al-ʾaṣfarayn |
صَفْرَاءَيْن ṣafrāʾayn |
الصَّفْرَاءَيْن aṣ-ṣafrāʾayn |
| Nominative | أَصْفَرَانِ ʾaṣfarāni |
الْأَصْفَرَانِ al-ʾaṣfarāni |
صَفْرَاءَانِ ṣafrāʾāni |
الصَّفْرَاءَانِ aṣ-ṣafrāʾāni |
| Accusative | أَصْفَرَيْنِ ʾaṣfarayni |
الْأَصْفَرَيْنِ al-ʾaṣfarayni |
صَفْرَاءَيْنِ ṣafrāʾayni |
الصَّفْرَاءَيْنِ aṣ-ṣafrāʾayni |
| Genitive | أَصْفَرَيْنِ ʾaṣfarayni |
الْأَصْفَرَيْنِ al-ʾaṣfarayni |
صَفْرَاءَيْنِ ṣafrāʾayni |
الصَّفْرَاءَيْنِ aṣ-ṣafrāʾayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| basic broken plural triptote | basic broken plural triptote | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | صُفْر ṣufr |
الصُّفْر aṣ-ṣufr |
صُفْر ṣufr |
الصُّفْر aṣ-ṣufr |
| Nominative | صُفْرٌ ṣufrun |
الصُّفْرُ aṣ-ṣufru |
صُفْرٌ ṣufrun |
الصُّفْرُ aṣ-ṣufru |
| Accusative | صُفْرًا ṣufran |
الصُّفْرَ aṣ-ṣufra |
صُفْرًا ṣufran |
الصُّفْرَ aṣ-ṣufra |
| Genitive | صُفْرٍ ṣufrin |
الصُّفْرِ aṣ-ṣufri |
صُفْرٍ ṣufrin |
الصُّفْرِ aṣ-ṣufri |
Etymology 2
Verb
أَصْفَرَ • (ʾaṣfara) IV, non-past يُصْفِرُ (yuṣfiru)
Conjugation
| verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
ʾiṣfār |
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| active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
مُصْفِر
muṣfir |
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| passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
مُصْفَر
muṣfar |
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| active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
| singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع |
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| 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
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| past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m |
ʾaṣfartu |
ʾaṣfarta |
أَصْفَرَ
ʾaṣfara |
أَصْفَرْتُمَا
ʾaṣfartumā |
أَصْفَرَا
ʾaṣfarā |
ʾaṣfarnā |
ʾaṣfartum |
ʾaṣfarū |
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| f |
ʾaṣfarti |
ʾaṣfarat |
أَصْفَرَتَا
ʾaṣfaratā |
ʾaṣfartunna |
ʾaṣfarna |
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| non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m | أُصْفِرُ
ʾuṣfiru |
tuṣfiru |
yuṣfiru |
تُصْفِرَانِ
tuṣfirāni |
يُصْفِرَانِ
yuṣfirāni |
nuṣfiru |
tuṣfirūna |
yuṣfirūna |
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| f |
tuṣfirīna |
tuṣfiru |
تُصْفِرَانِ
tuṣfirāni |
tuṣfirna |
yuṣfirna |
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| subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | أُصْفِرَ
ʾuṣfira |
tuṣfira |
yuṣfira |
تُصْفِرَا
tuṣfirā |
يُصْفِرَا
yuṣfirā |
nuṣfira |
tuṣfirū |
yuṣfirū |
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| f |
tuṣfirī |
tuṣfira |
تُصْفِرَا
tuṣfirā |
tuṣfirna |
yuṣfirna |
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| jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | أُصْفِرْ
ʾuṣfir |
tuṣfir |
yuṣfir |
تُصْفِرَا
tuṣfirā |
يُصْفِرَا
yuṣfirā |
nuṣfir |
tuṣfirū |
yuṣfirū |
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| f |
tuṣfirī |
tuṣfir |
تُصْفِرَا
tuṣfirā |
tuṣfirna |
yuṣfirna |
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| imperative الْأَمْر |
m | أَصْفِرْ
ʾaṣfir |
أَصْفِرَا
ʾaṣfirā |
ʾaṣfirū |
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| f |
ʾaṣfirī |
ʾaṣfirna |
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| passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
| singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع |
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| 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
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| past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m |
ʾuṣfirtu |
ʾuṣfirta |
أُصْفِرَ
ʾuṣfira |
أُصْفِرْتُمَا
ʾuṣfirtumā |
أُصْفِرَا
ʾuṣfirā |
ʾuṣfirnā |
ʾuṣfirtum |
ʾuṣfirū |
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| f |
ʾuṣfirti |
ʾuṣfirat |
أُصْفِرَتَا
ʾuṣfiratā |
ʾuṣfirtunna |
ʾuṣfirna |
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| non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m | أُصْفَرُ
ʾuṣfaru |
tuṣfaru |
yuṣfaru |
تُصْفَرَانِ
tuṣfarāni |
يُصْفَرَانِ
yuṣfarāni |
nuṣfaru |
tuṣfarūna |
yuṣfarūna |
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| f |
tuṣfarīna |
tuṣfaru |
تُصْفَرَانِ
tuṣfarāni |
tuṣfarna |
yuṣfarna |
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| subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | أُصْفَرَ
ʾuṣfara |
tuṣfara |
yuṣfara |
تُصْفَرَا
tuṣfarā |
يُصْفَرَا
yuṣfarā |
nuṣfara |
tuṣfarū |
yuṣfarū |
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| f |
tuṣfarī |
tuṣfara |
تُصْفَرَا
tuṣfarā |
tuṣfarna |
yuṣfarna |
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| jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | أُصْفَرْ
ʾuṣfar |
tuṣfar |
yuṣfar |
تُصْفَرَا
tuṣfarā |
يُصْفَرَا
yuṣfarā |
nuṣfar |
tuṣfarū |
yuṣfarū |
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| f |
tuṣfarī |
tuṣfar |
تُصْفَرَا
tuṣfarā |
tuṣfarna |
yuṣfarna |
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Etymology 3
Elative of صَفْر (ṣafr, “empty, void”) and صِفْر (ṣifr, “(same)”) and صُفْر (ṣufr, “(same)”) and صَفِر (ṣafir, “(same)”) and صُفُر (ṣufur, “(same)”), from the root ص ف ر (ṣ-f-r).
Adjective
أَصْفَر • (ʾaṣfar)
- elative degree of صَفْر (ṣafr), elative degree of صِفْر (ṣifr), elative degree of صُفْر (ṣufr), elative degree of صَفِر (ṣafir), elative degree of صُفُر (ṣufur):
Declension
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular diptote | singular unknown | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | أَصْفَر ʾaṣfar |
الْأَصْفَر al-ʾaṣfar |
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| Nominative | أَصْفَرُ ʾaṣfaru |
الْأَصْفَرُ al-ʾaṣfaru |
? ? |
? ? |
| Accusative | أَصْفَرَ ʾaṣfara |
الْأَصْفَرَ al-ʾaṣfara |
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| Genitive | أَصْفَرَ ʾaṣfara |
الْأَصْفَرِ al-ʾaṣfari |
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? ? |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | أَصْفَرَيْن ʾaṣfarayn |
الْأَصْفَرَيْن al-ʾaṣfarayn |
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? ? |
| Nominative | أَصْفَرَانِ ʾaṣfarāni |
الْأَصْفَرَانِ al-ʾaṣfarāni |
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? ? |
| Accusative | أَصْفَرَيْنِ ʾaṣfarayni |
الْأَصْفَرَيْنِ al-ʾaṣfarayni |
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? ? |
| Genitive | أَصْفَرَيْنِ ʾaṣfarayni |
الْأَصْفَرَيْنِ al-ʾaṣfarayni |
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? ? |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| plural unknown | plural unknown | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | ? ? |
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| Nominative | ? ? |
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| Accusative | ? ? |
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| Genitive | ? ? |
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References
- “صفر” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
Etymology 4
Verb
أَصْفَرُ • (ʾaṣfaru) (form I)
- first-person singular non-past active indicative of صَفِرَ (ṣafira)
Verb
أَصْفَرَ • (ʾaṣfara) (form I)
- first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of صَفِرَ (ṣafira)
Verb
أَصْفَرْ • (ʾaṣfar) (form I)
- first-person singular non-past active jussive of صَفِرَ (ṣafira)
Verb
أَصْفِرُ • (ʾaṣfiru) (form I)
- first-person singular non-past active indicative of صَفَرَ (ṣafara)
Verb
أَصْفِرَ • (ʾaṣfira) (form I)
- first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of صَفَرَ (ṣafara)
Verb
أَصْفِرْ • (ʾaṣfir) (form I)
- first-person singular non-past active jussive of صَفَرَ (ṣafara)
Etymology 5
Verb
أُصَفِّرُ • (ʾuṣaffiru) (form II)
- first-person singular non-past active indicative of صَفَّرَ (ṣaffara)
Verb
أُصَفِّرَ • (ʾuṣaffira) (form II)
- first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of صَفَّرَ (ṣaffara)
Verb
أُصَفِّرْ • (ʾuṣaffir) (form II)
- first-person singular non-past active jussive of صَفَّرَ (ṣaffara)
Verb
أُصَفَّرُ • (ʾuṣaffaru) (form II)
- first-person singular non-past passive indicative of صَفَّرَ (ṣaffara)
Verb
أُصَفَّرَ • (ʾuṣaffara) (form II)
- first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of صَفَّرَ (ṣaffara)
Verb
أُصَفَّرْ • (ʾuṣaffar) (form II)
- first-person singular non-past passive jussive of صَفَّرَ (ṣaffara)
Etymology 6
Verb
أَصْفَرُّ • (ʾaṣfarru) (form IX)
- first-person singular non-past active indicative of اِصْفَرَّ (iṣfarra)
Verb
أَصْفَرَّ • (ʾaṣfarra) (form IX)
- first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of اِصْفَرَّ (iṣfarra)
- first-person singular non-past active jussive of اِصْفَرَّ (iṣfarra)
Verb
أَصْفَرِّ • (ʾaṣfarri) (form IX)
- first-person singular non-past active jussive of اِصْفَرَّ (iṣfarra)