Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The second month of the year in the Islamic calendar.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • proper noun The second month of the Islamic calendar.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the second month of the Islamic calendar

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Arabic ṣafar, probably from ṣafira, to be empty; see ṣpr in Semitic roots.]

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

From Arabic صفر (safira, "to be empty").

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Safar.

Examples

  • Lee Safar is rising to the charts in her native Australia and around the world.

    Twilight Lexicon » Benefit Concert:Twilight Fan Trips 2010

  • 157 This preliminary move, called in Persian Nakl-i Safar, is generally mentioned.

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • On Saturday, Syrian Prime Minister Adel Safar said the government is preparing a "comprehensive plan for the aspired reforms" in the coming weeks "in response to the citizens' demands and needs."

    Syrian Troops Shell Daraa Associated Press 2011

  • The contemporaneous fatwas of the firebrand Saudi clerics Salman al-Awdah and Safar al-Hawali also had an important impact on bin Laden.

    The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011

  • On Saturday, newly appointed Prime Minister Adel Safar said the government would set up committees to develop a comprehensive plan for reforms, the state news agency said.

    In Syria, a Family Waits for End to Violence Nour Malas 2011

  • Thursday's announcement came shortly after President Assad announced the formation of a new 31-member Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Adel Safar, a former minister of agriculture.

    Syrian President Frees Detainees, Announces New Cabinet 2011

  • The contemporaneous fatwas of the firebrand Saudi clerics Salman al-Awdah and Safar al-Hawali also had an important impact on bin Laden.

    The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011

  • The contemporaneous fatwas of the firebrand Saudi clerics Salman al-Awdah and Safar al-Hawali also had an important impact on bin Laden.

    The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011

  • The contemporaneous fatwas of the firebrand Saudi clerics Salman al-Awdah and Safar al-Hawali also had an important impact on bin Laden.

    The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011

  • "It's a reminder not to get too comfortable," said Elana Safar, 26, who runs in Central Park regularly.

    Serial Gropings Set Neighborhoods on Alert Pervaiz Shallwani 2011

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.