"صفير" meaning in Arabic

See صفير in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /sˤa.fiːr/ Forms: صَفِير [canonical], ṣafīr [romanization]
Rhymes: -iːr Head templates: {{ar-proper noun|صَفِير|mf}} صَفِير • (ṣafīr) m or f
  1. a surname
    Sense id: en-صفير-ar-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): Arabic surnames, Arabic entries with incorrect language header, Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 20 22 16 20 23 Disambiguation of Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular: 19 19 17 20 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 15 20 20 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 27 13 13 12

Noun

IPA: /sˤa.fiːr/
Rhymes: -iːr Head templates: {{ar-noun|صَفِير|m}} صَفِير • (ṣafīr) m Inflection templates: {{ar-decl-noun|صَفِير}} Forms: صَفِير [canonical], ṣafīr [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], صَفِير [indefinite, informal, singular, triptote], الصَّفِير [definite, informal, singular, triptote], صَفِير [construct, informal, singular, triptote], صَفِيرٌ [indefinite, nominative, singular, triptote], الصَّفِيرُ [definite, nominative, singular, triptote], صَفِيرُ [construct, nominative, singular, triptote], صَفِيرًا [accusative, indefinite, singular, triptote], الصَّفِيرَ [accusative, definite, singular, triptote], صَفِيرَ [accusative, construct, singular, triptote], صَفِيرٍ [genitive, indefinite, singular, triptote], الصَّفِيرِ [definite, genitive, singular, triptote], صَفِيرِ [construct, genitive, singular, triptote]
  1. verbal noun of صَفَرَ (ṣafara) (form I) Tags: form-of, noun-from-verb Form of: صَفَرَ (extra: (ṣafara) (form I))
    Sense id: en-صفير-ar-noun-k5BTO-Lz Categories (other): Arabic entries with incorrect language header, Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular, Arabic terms belonging to the root ص ف ر Disambiguation of Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 20 22 16 20 23 Disambiguation of Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular: 19 19 17 20 25 Disambiguation of Arabic terms belonging to the root ص ف ر: 16 41 12 16 16
  2. whistling
    Sense id: en-صفير-ar-noun-WKoyrO7s Categories (other): Arabic entries with incorrect language header, Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular Disambiguation of Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 20 22 16 20 23 Disambiguation of Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular: 19 19 17 20 25
  3. hissing
    Sense id: en-صفير-ar-noun-HTCRD~6q Categories (other): Arabic entries with incorrect language header, Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular Disambiguation of Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 20 22 16 20 23 Disambiguation of Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular: 19 19 17 20 25
  4. (phonology) making a sibilant sound (like "s", "z", etc)
    Sense id: en-صفير-ar-noun-ndCiJunq Categories (other): Phonology, Arabic entries with incorrect language header, Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular, Sounds Disambiguation of Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 20 22 16 20 23 Disambiguation of Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular: 19 19 17 20 25 Disambiguation of Sounds: 19 5 22 22 32 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, sciences
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