سافر

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root س ف ر‎ (s-f-r); compare سَفَر‎ (safar, “journey, travel”).

Verb

سَافَرَ • (sāfara) III, non-past يُسَافِرُ‎‎ (yusāfiru)

  1. to travel
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Not relating to meanings from the root س ف ر‎ (s-f-r) but terminology of the religious sphere borrowed from Aramaic סִפְרָא‎ (sip̱rā, “writing, book”) / ܣܷܦܪܴܐ‎ (sep̱rā, “writing, book”); and compare Hebrew סֵפֶר‎ (sēp̄er, “writing, book”).

Noun

سَافِرٌ • (sāfirun) m (plural سَفَرَة‎ (safara))

  1. writer
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 80:15-16:
      ‏بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ‎
      bi-ʔaydī safaratin kirāmin bararatin
      In the hands of scribes, noble and dutiful.

South Levantine Arabic

Root
س ف ر‎

Etymology

From Arabic سَافَرَ‎ (sāfara).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saː.far/, [ˈsæː.far]
  • (file)

Verb

سافر • (sāfar) (form III, present بسافر‎ (bisāfer), active participle مسافر‎ (msāfer))

  1. to travel

Conjugation

    Conjugation of سافر (sāfar)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m سافرت (sāfart) سافرت (sāfart) سافر (sāfar) سافرنا (sāfarna) سافرتو (sāfartu) سافرو (sāfaru)
f سافرتي (sāfarti) سافرت (sāfarat)
present m بسافر (basāfer) بتسافر (bitsāfer) بسافر (bisāfer) منسافر (minsāfer) بتسافرو (bitsāfru) بسافرو (bisāfru)
f بتسافري (bitsāfri) بتسافر (bitsāfer)
subjunctive m اسافر (asāfer) تسافر (tsāfer) يسافر (ysāfer) نسافر (nsāfer) تسافرو (tsāfru) يسافرو (ysāfru)
f تسافري (tsāfri) تسافر (tsāfer)
imperative m سافر (sāfer) سافرو (sāfru)
f سافري (sāfri)
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