Safar

[ suh-fahr ]

noun
  1. the second month of the Islamic calendar.

Origin of Safar

1
First recorded in 1710–20; from Arabic ṣafar, perhaps akin to ṣafira “to be empty, devoid”; cf. cipher

Words Nearby Safar

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How to use Safar in a sentence

  • "By Safar, if you doubt your welcome at Careba, wait till you show your wares," another Calera said.

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  • This may have been a usual halting-place on a journey (Safar) north.

    The Bbur-nma in English | Babur, Emperor of Hindustan
  • Scared the fear of Safar into a party of Caleras while we were working at low altitude, by the way.

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  • He then took his pupil to Egypt, which country they reached in the month of Safar in the year 335 of the Hegira.

  • Bgh-i-yrnchq may be an equivalent of Bgh-i-Safar, and the place be one of waiting up to (nchq) the journey (yr).

    The Bbur-nma in English | Babur, Emperor of Hindustan

British Dictionary definitions for Safar

Safar

Saphar

/ (səˈfɑː) /


noun
  1. the second month of the Muslim year

Origin of Safar

1
from Arabic

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