سَفْر
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Highlights
Present tense
يُسَافِرُ
Verbal nouns
مُسَافَرَة، سِفَار، سَفَر
Active participle
مُسَافِر
Passive participle
مُسَافَر
Most common words from the same root
Noun
سِفْر
written book
Noun
سَفَر
departure
Noun
مُسَافِر
traveller
Noun
سَفِير
ambassador or mediator
Noun
سِفَارَة
embassy
Noun
سَفْر
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سَافَرَ in English
Verb · Form III
- to travel
Word origin
Compare سَفَر (safar, “journey, travel”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒊭𒉺𒀸 (šapārum, “to send to”) and Hebrew ספר (“s-p-r”) 4th ethnology.
Words from the root س-ف-ر
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
سَفَرَ
· present يَسْفِرُ
Form I · The plain action
to strip, to remove, to sweep away, to carry off in every direction
سَفْر
سَافِر
writer
مَسْفُور
سَفَرَ
· present يَسْفِرُ
Form I · The plain action
to unveil, to put away one's shroud
سُفُور
سَافِر
مَسْفُور
سَفَرَ
· present يَسْفِرُ
Form I · The plain action
to copy, to scribe, to write
سِفْر
written book
سَافِر
مَسْفُور
سَفَّرَ
· present يُسَفِّرُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to cause to journey, to put on board
تَسْفِير
مُسَفِّر
مُسَفَّر
سَافَرَ
· present يُسَافِرُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to travel
سَفَر
departure
مُسَافَرَة
سِفَار
مُسَافِر
traveller
مُسَافَر
أَسْفَرَ
· present يُسْفِرُ
Form IV · Causative
to glow, to shine, to beam; to disclose, to reveal; to lead to, to result in
إِسْفَار
مُسْفِر
مُسْفَر
سَفِير
ambassador or mediator
سِفَارَة
embassy
سُفْرَة
traveling provision
سَافَرَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | سَافَرْتُ | أُسَافِرُ | أُسَافِرَ | أُسَافِرْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | سَافَرْتَ | تُسَافِرُ | تُسَافِرَ | تُسَافِرْ | سَافِرْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | سَافَرْتِ | تُسَافِرِينَ | تُسَافِرِي | تُسَافِرِي | سَافِرِي |
| هُوَ he | سَافَرَ | يُسَافِرُ | يُسَافِرَ | يُسَافِرْ | — |
| هِيَ she | سَافَرَتْ | تُسَافِرُ | تُسَافِرَ | تُسَافِرْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | سَافَرْتُمَا | تُسَافِرَانِ | تُسَافِرَا | تُسَافِرَا | سَافِرَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | سَافَرَا | يُسَافِرَانِ | يُسَافِرَا | يُسَافِرَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | سَافَرَتَا | تُسَافِرَانِ | تُسَافِرَا | تُسَافِرَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | سَافَرْنَا | نُسَافِرُ | نُسَافِرَ | نُسَافِرْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | سَافَرْتُمْ | تُسَافِرُونَ | تُسَافِرُوا | تُسَافِرُوا | سَافِرُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | سَافَرْتُنَّ | تُسَافِرْنَ | تُسَافِرْنَ | تُسَافِرْنَ | سَافِرْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | سَافَرُوا | يُسَافِرُونَ | يُسَافِرُوا | يُسَافِرُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | سَافَرْنَ | يُسَافِرْنَ | يُسَافِرْنَ | يُسَافِرْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | مُسَافَرَة، سِفَار، سَفَر |
|---|---|
| Active participle | مُسَافِر |
| Passive participle | مُسَافَر |
سَافَرَ in a sentence
From a fully vowelled text
وَاجْتَازَ فِي مُدُنٍ وَقُرًى يُعَلِّمُ وَيُسَافِرُ نَحْوَ أُورُشَلِيمَ،And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.Luke 13:22, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَابْتَدَأَ يَقُولُ لِلشَّعْبِ هذَا الْمَثَلَ: «إِنْسَانٌ غَرَسَ كَرْمًا وَسَلَّمَهُ إِلَى كَرَّامِينَ وَسَافَرَ زَمَانًا طَوِيلاً.Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.Luke 20:9, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فَأَعْطَى وَاحِدًا خَمْسَ وَزَنَاتٍ، وَآخَرَ وَزْنَتَيْنِ، وَآخَرَ وَزْنَةً. كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ عَلَى قَدْرِ طَاقَتِهِ. وَسَافَرَ لِلْوَقْتِ.And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.Matthew 25:15, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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