عصفر

العربية

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عصفر

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From a variant of أَصْفَر (ʔaṣfar), the atypical /ع/ occurs occasionally in some Arabic dialects in replacement of /أ/ due to the pharyngeal-aspect of a nearby emphatic consonant, namely /ص/.

noun عُصْفُر · ʕuṣfur · الْعُصْفُر · عُصْفُرٌ

the seeds of the safflower
the petals of the safflower
the dye from the safflower

verb عَصْفَرَ · ʕaṣfara · يُعَصْفِرُ · عَصْفَرَة · مُعَصْفِر

to dye with safflower

In English

safflower plant

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"عصفر." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%B5%D9%81%D8%B1. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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عصفر. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%B5%D9%81%D8%B1

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"عصفر." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%B5%D9%81%D8%B1.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {عصفر},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%B5%D9%81%D8%B1},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}