زعفران

العربية

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زعفران

/zaʕ.fa.raːn/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Aramaic צפר with unattested -ān ending, compare زَعْتَر (zaʕtar, “wild thyme”) and juxtapose عُصْفُر (ʕuṣfur) for a native form from أَصْفَر (ʔaṣfar, “yellow”) of the root ص ف ر (ṣ f r).

A Middle Iranian borrowing is also maintained, which invites comparison with Persian جعفری (ja'fari, “parsley”).

noun زَعْفَرَان · zaʕfarān · الزَّعْفَرَان · زَعْفَرَانٌ

saffron

In English

saffron plant

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MLA

"زعفران." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B2%D8%B9%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

زعفران. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B2%D8%B9%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86

Chicago

"زعفران." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B2%D8%B9%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {زعفران},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B2%D8%B9%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}