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Safar

[ suh-fahr ]
/ səˈfɑr /

noun

the second month of the Muslim calendar.
Compare Muslim calendar.

Origin of Safar

From the Arabic word Ṣafar
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Examples from the Web for safar

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

    History Of Egypt From 330 B.C. To The Present Time, Volume 11 (of 12)|S. Rappoport

  • Scared the fear of Safar into a party of Caleras while we were working at low altitude, by the way.

    Time Crime|H. Beam Piper

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

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

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

    Time Crime|H. Beam Piper

British Dictionary definitions for safar

Safar

Saphar

/ (səˈfɑː) /

noun

the second month of the Muslim year

Word Origin for Safar

from Arabic
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