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سَفَر
travel /ˈsafar/
nounA2#1191 most common
Also: trip, voyage, travels
Example sentences
السَّفَرُ مُمْتِعٌ.
Travel is enjoyable.
أُحِبُّ السَّفَرَ في الصَّيْفِ.
I like travel in the summer.
السَّفَرُ بِالقِطَارِ أَرْخَصُ مِنَ السَّفَرِ بِالطَّائِرَةِ.
Travel by train is cheaper than travel by plane.
أَتْعَبَنِي السَّفَرُ الطَّوِيلُ إِلَى المَدِينَةِ البَعِيدَةِ.
The long trip to the far city tired me.
يَقُولُ المَثَلُ إِنَّ فِي السَّفَرِ فَوَائِدَ كَثِيرَةً لِمَنْ يَطْلُبُ المَعْرِفَةَ.
The proverb says travel holds many benefits for the one who seeks knowledge.
كَانَتْ أَسْفَارُهُ المُتَكَرِّرَةُ بَحْثًا دَائِمًا عَنْ مَعْنًى، لَا مُجَرَّدَ تَنَقُّلٍ بَيْنَ المُدُنِ.
His repeated travels were a constant search for meaning, not simple movement between cities.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | سَفَرٌ | أَسْفَارٌ |
| Genitive | سَفَرٍ | أَسْفَارٍ |
| Accusative | سَفَرًا | أَسْفَارًا |
| Vocative | يا سَفَرُ | يا أَسْفَارُ |
Word family
سَافَرَ (sāfara)to travel
مُسَافِر (musāfir)traveler
سَفِير (safīr)ambassador
سَفَارَة (safāra)embassy
أَسْفَار (ʾasfār)travels (plural of safar)
Etymology
Safar comes from the Semitic root s-f-r, which links departing with uncovering. Classical Arabic verse praises asfar, the plural, as a source of gain for the seeker. The same root yields safir, ambassador, and sufra, food packed for the road. English borrowed safari through Swahili, which had taken safar from Arabic.
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