زفير
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ز ف ر (z-f-r). Possibly related to the Greek word Ζέφυρος (Zéphuros, “west wind”), which is also the origin of the English word zephyr (“light breeze”).
Noun
زَفِير • (zafīr) m (plural أَزْفَار (ʾazfār))
- verbal noun of زَفَرَ (zafara) (form I)
- exhalation
- Antonym: شَهِيق (šahīq)
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- فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ شَقُوا فَفِي النَّارِ لَهُمْ فِيهَا زَفِيرٌ
- faʾammā allaḏīna šaqū fafī n-nāri lahum fīhā zafīrun
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- لَهُمْ فِيهَا زَفِيرٌ وَهُمْ فِيهَا لَا يَسْمَعُونَ
- lahum fīhā zafīrun wahum fīhā lā yasmaʿūna
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Declensions
Declension of noun زَفِير (zafīr)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | زَفِير zafīr |
الزَّفِير az-zafīr |
زَفِير zafīr |
Nominative | زَفِيرٌ zafīrun |
الزَّفِيرُ az-zafīru |
زَفِيرُ zafīru |
Accusative | زَفِيرًا zafīran |
الزَّفِيرَ az-zafīra |
زَفِيرَ zafīra |
Genitive | زَفِيرٍ zafīrin |
الزَّفِيرِ az-zafīri |
زَفِيرِ zafīri |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | زَفِيرَيْن zafīrayn |
الزَّفِيرَيْن az-zafīrayn |
زَفِيرَيْ zafīray |
Nominative | زَفِيرَانِ zafīrāni |
الزَّفِيرَانِ az-zafīrāni |
زَفِيرَا zafīrā |
Accusative | زَفِيرَيْنِ zafīrayni |
الزَّفِيرَيْنِ az-zafīrayni |
زَفِيرَيْ zafīray |
Genitive | زَفِيرَيْنِ zafīrayni |
الزَّفِيرَيْنِ az-zafīrayni |
زَفِيرَيْ zafīray |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَزْفَار ʾazfār |
الْأَزْفَار al-ʾazfār |
أَزْفَار ʾazfār |
Nominative | أَزْفَارٌ ʾazfārun |
الْأَزْفَارُ al-ʾazfāru |
أَزْفَارُ ʾazfāru |
Accusative | أَزْفَارًا ʾazfāran |
الْأَزْفَارَ al-ʾazfāra |
أَزْفَارَ ʾazfāra |
Genitive | أَزْفَارٍ ʾazfārin |
الْأَزْفَارِ al-ʾazfāri |
أَزْفَارِ ʾazfāri |
Hypernyms
- اِسْتِنْشَاق (istinšāq)
Gulf Arabic
Pronunciation
- (Kuwait) IPA(key): /zəˈfiːr/
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