زفير

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زفير

Where it comes from

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”). However, the possibility that this may be a false cognate is also high.

noun زَفِير · zafīr · أَزْفَار · الزَّفِير

noun from verb verbal noun of زَفَرَ (zafara) (form I)
exhalation فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ شَقُوا فَفِي النَّارِ لَهُمْ فِيهَا زَفِيرٌ
Opposite: شَهِيق

In English

sapphire gem
exhalation act or process of exhaling

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {زفير},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B2%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B1},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}