سافر

From the root س ف ر‎ (s-f-r); compare سَفَر‎ (safar, “journey, travel”).

سَافَرَ • (sāfara) III, non-past يُسَافِرُ‎‎ (yusāfiru)

1. to travel

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• Maltese: siefer
• → Swahili: safiri

Not relating to meanings from the root س ف ر‎ (s-f-r) but terminology of the religious sphere borrowed from Aramaic סִפְרָא‎ (sip̱rā, “writing, book”) / ܣܷܦܪܴܐ‎ (sep̱rā, “writing, book”); and compare Hebrew סֵפֶר‎ (sēp̄er, “writing, book”).

سَافِرٌ • (sāfirun) m (plural سَفَرَة‎ (safara))

1. writer
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 80:15-16:

     ‏بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ‎

     bi-ʔaydī safaratin kirāmin bararatin

     In the hands of scribes, noble and dutiful.

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

• IPA^(key): /saː.far/, [ˈsæː.far]

• Audio (al-Lidd)

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سافر • (sāfar) III (present بسافر‎ (bisāfer), active participle مسافر‎ (msāfer))

1. to travel