Arabic

Noun

سَفَر • ‎(safar) m ‎(plural أَسْفَار ‎(ʾasfār))

1. departure, journey, travel
2. campaign, military expedition

Declension

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “سفر”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

From the root س ف ر ‎(s-f-r); compare Hebrew סֵפֶר ‎(“book”).

Noun

سِفْر • ‎(sifr) m ‎(plural أَسْفَار ‎(ʾasfār))

1. written book
2. book, volume, holy scripture

Declension

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “سفر”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

Central Kurdish

Etymology

From Arabic صِفْر ‎(ṣifr).

Numeral

سفر ‎(sifir)

1. (cardinal) zero; 0

Persian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sæfæɾ]

Etymology 1

From Arabic; compare Akkadian 𒆥 ‎(šapāru, KIN, “to send”).

Noun

سفر • ‎(safar)

1. travel
2. trip
3. voyage
4. journey
5. expedition

Related terms

• سفری ‎(safari)
• سفر کردن ‎(safar kardan)

Etymology 2

From Arabic; compare Hebrew סֵפֶר ‎(“book”).

Pronunciation

• Homophone: صفر

Noun

سفر • ‎(sefr)

1. book

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic, confer Akkadian 𒆥 ‎(šapāru, KIN, “to send”).

Noun

سفر • ‎(safar) m ‎(Hindi spelling सफ़र)

1. travel
2. trip
3. voyage
4. journey
5. expedition

See also

• ہمسفر
• مسافر