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musafir
guest /musaˈfir/
noun#5138 most common
Also: visitor, caller (informal, someone paying a visit)
Example sentences
Avem un musafir.
We have a guest.
Musafirul a sosit devreme.
The guest arrived early.
Mama pregătește camera pentru musafiri.
Mom is getting the room ready for guests.
I-am oferit musafirului o cafea caldă.
I offered the guest a hot coffee.
Este nepoliticos să pleci fără să-ți anunți musafirii.
It is rude to leave without telling your guests.
Deși venise neanunțat, musafirul a fost primit cu multă căldură, așa cum cere obiceiul.
Although he had come unannounced, the guest was received very warmly, as custom demands.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | musafirul | musafirii |
| Genitive | musafirului | musafirilor |
| Accusative | musafirul | musafirii |
| Vocative | musafirule | musafirilor |
Word family
musafirăfemale guest
musafirlâccolloquial: an overlong or awkward stay as a guest
oaspeteguest (more neutral, native Romanian synonym)a găzduito host, to put up a guest
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "musafir" from Ottoman Turkish "misafir", which itself comes from Arabic "musāfir", meaning traveler. The Arabic word derives from the root s-f-r, tied to the idea of journeying or setting out on the road. The word entered Romanian during centuries of Ottoman political and cultural contact in the region, alongside many other everyday Turkish loanwords.
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