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. )
Example Sentences
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Average AQI in Delhi early on Monday was 471, according to the government's Safar app.
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025
Hicham Safar, the head of a finance committee in the lower house of Algeria’s Parliament, said last week that he “welcomed” such concerns.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024
McShane introduced herself to Victor Safar, who’d just served platters of eggs and toast to a couple seated at a booth upholstered in red vinyl.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2023
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
The utmost corroboration that I can find lies in the following facts stated by Makrizi:— On the 13th Safar, A.H.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Yule, Henry
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