Safar
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Safar
First recorded in 1710–20; from Arabic ṣafar, perhaps akin to ṣafira “to be empty, devoid”; cf. cipher ( def. )
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Speaking by phone from Helmand's Safar village, 50-year-old resident Abdul Wahid said the strikes killed four people and wounded seven.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
On Wednesday morning, Delhi's average AQI was around 380, according to the government-backed Safar app.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025
Safar worked as the chair of anesthesiology at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine when he collaborated with Hallen to found Freedom House.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2022
Nathalie Safar, one of the investment bank’s most senior women, is leaving her position as global equities chief operating officer after eight years in the role, a second staff memo seen by Reuters showed.
From Reuters ● Mar. 19, 2019
Regarding Nabíl: He was born on the 18th day of the month of Safar of the year 1247 A. H. in the village of Zarand in Persia.
From Unfolding Destiny by Shoghi Effendi
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