سفر
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سفر¹
- /sa.far/
Where it comes from
Compare Akkadian 𒊭𒉺𒀸 (šapārum, “to send”).
noun سَفَر · safar · أَسْفَار · السَّفَر
- departure, journey, travel
- campaign, military expedition
سفر²
- /saf.fa.ra/
verb سَفَّرَ · saffara · يُسَفِّرُ · تَسْفِير · مُسَفِّر
- to cause to journey, to put on board
سفر³
- /sa.fa.ra/
verb سَفَرَ · safara · يَسْفِرُ · سَفْر · سَافِر
- to strip, to remove, to sweep away, to carry off in every direction
سفر⁴
- /safr/
noun سَفْر · safr · السَّفْر · سَفْرٌ
- verbal noun of سَفَرَ (safara) (form I)
سفر⁵
verb سَفَرَ · safara · يَسْفِرُ · سُفُور · سَافِر
- to unveil, to put away one's shroud وَقَد سَفَرَتْ عَنْ وَجْهِهَا فَتَمَزَّقَتْ
سفر⁶
- /sifr/
Where it comes from
Terminology of the religious sphere, borrowed from Aramaic סִפְרָא (sip̱rā, “writing, book”) / ܣܷܦܪܴܐ (sep̱rā, “writing, book”); compare Biblical Hebrew סֵפֶר (sḗp̄er, “writing, book”). Ultimately from Akkadian 𒅆𒅁𒀸 (šiprum).
noun سِفْر · sifr · أَسْفَار · سُفُور (sufūr) · السِّفْر
سفر⁷
verb سَفَرَ · safara · يَسْفِرُ · سِفْر · سَافِر
-
to copy, to scribe, to write
Similar: كَتَبَ
سفر⁸
- /safr/
noun سَفْر · safr · السَّفْر · سَفْرٌ
- mark, trace, vestige
In English
Talk about this word "سفر." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D9%81%D8%B1. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. سفر. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D9%81%D8%B1 "سفر." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D9%81%D8%B1.Cite this
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title = {سفر},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D9%81%D8%B1},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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