زفير

Arabic

Etymology

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”).

Noun

زَفِير • (zafīr) m (plural أَزْفَار (ʔazfār))

  1. verbal noun of زَفَرَ (zafara) (form I)
  2. exhalation
    Antonym: شَهِيق (šahīq)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 11:106:
      فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ شَقُوا فَفِي النَّارِ لَهُمْ فِيهَا زَفِيرٌ
      faʔammā allaḏīna šaqū fafī n-nāri lahum fīhā zafīrun
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    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 21:100:
      لَهُمْ فِيهَا زَفِيرٌ وَهُمْ فِيهَا لَا يَسْمَعُونَ
      lahum fīhā zafīrun wahum fīhā lā yasmaʕūna
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension
Declension of noun زَفِير (zafīr)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal زَفِير
zafīr		 الزَّفِير
az-zafīr		 زَفِير
zafīr
Nominative زَفِيرٌ
zafīrun		 الزَّفِيرُ
az-zafīru		 زَفِيرُ
zafīru
Accusative زَفِيرًا
zafīran		 الزَّفِيرَ
az-zafīra		 زَفِيرَ
zafīra
Genitive زَفِيرٍ
zafīrin		 الزَّفِيرِ
az-zafīri		 زَفِيرِ
zafīri
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal زَفِيرَيْن
zafīrayn		 الزَّفِيرَيْن
az-zafīrayn		 زَفِيرَيْ
zafīray
Nominative زَفِيرَانِ
zafīrāni		 الزَّفِيرَانِ
az-zafīrāni		 زَفِيرَا
zafīrā
Accusative زَفِيرَيْنِ
zafīrayni		 الزَّفِيرَيْنِ
az-zafīrayni		 زَفِيرَيْ
zafīray
Genitive زَفِيرَيْنِ
zafīrayni		 الزَّفِيرَيْنِ
az-zafīrayni		 زَفِيرَيْ
zafīray
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَزْفَار
ʔazfār		 الْأَزْفَار
al-ʔazfār		 أَزْفَار
ʔazfār
Nominative أَزْفَارٌ
ʔazfārun		 الْأَزْفَارُ
al-ʔazfāru		 أَزْفَارُ
ʔazfāru
Accusative أَزْفَارًا
ʔazfāran		 الْأَزْفَارَ
al-ʔazfāra		 أَزْفَارَ
ʔazfāra
Genitive أَزْفَارٍ
ʔazfārin		 الْأَزْفَارِ
al-ʔazfāri		 أَزْفَارِ
ʔazfāri

Hypernyms
  • اِسْتِنْشَاق (istinšāq)

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic زَفِير (zafīr).

Pronunciation
  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /zəˈfiːr/

Noun

زَفير • (zafīr)

  1. exhalation, expiration
    Antonym: شهيق (šahīq)
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