Arabic root

ص-ف-ر

3 words from this root family

A1numeral

صِفْر

ṣifr

Example

الْعَدَدُ صِفْرٌ

al-ʿadadu ṣifrun

The number is zero

A1noun

صَفَر

ṣafar

Example

وُلِدْتُ فِي شَهْرِ صَفَرٍ

wulidtu fī shahri ṣafarin

I was born in the month of Safar

Grammar

Means 'void/empty'; historically Arabs left their homes empty during this month for travel

A1adjective

أَصفَر

aṣfar

Example

المَوزُ أَصفَر

al-mawzu aṣfar

The banana is yellow

Grammar

Feminine form: ṣafrāʾ (صَفراء). Colors pattern: afʿal (m.) / faʿlāʾ (f.).