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))

  1. verbal noun of زَفَرَ (zafara) (form I)
  2. exhalation
    Antonym: شَهِيق (šahīq)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 11:106:
      فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ شَقُوا فَفِي النَّارِ لَهُمْ فِيهَا زَفِيرٌ
      faʾammā allaḏīna šaqū fafī n-nāri lahum fīhā zafīrun
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 21:100:
      لَهُمْ فِيهَا زَفِيرٌ وَهُمْ فِيهَا لَا يَسْمَعُونَ
      lahum fīhā zafīrun wahum fīhā lā yasmaʿūna
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
Declensions

Hypernyms

  • اِسْتِنْشَاق (istinšāq)

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic زَفِير (zafīr).

Pronunciation

  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /zəˈfiːr/

Noun

زَفير (zafīr)

  1. exhalation, expiration
    Antonym: شهيق (šahīq)
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