Safar

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proper noun

The second month of the Islamic calendar.

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Saphar
OriginArabic صَفَر →
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Meanings

proper nounSafar (plural Safars)

plural Safars

  1. IslamThe second month of the Islamic calendar.
  2. A surname, potentially of German or Arabic origin

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe second month of the Islamic calendar

Similar
Saphar
Broader
Islamic calendar month

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Arabicصَفَر
  2. EnglishSafar

Borrowed from Arabic صَفَر (ṣafar), from صَفِرَ (ṣafira, “to be empty”).

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Translations

Arabic صَفَر
  • صَفَر (ṣafar)the second month of the Islamic calendar
Chinese Mandarin 色法爾月 /色法尔月
  • 色法爾月 /色法尔月 (Sèfǎ'ěryuè)the second month of the Islamic calendar
French safar
  • safarthe second month of the Islamic calendar
Hindi सफ़र
  • सफ़र (safar)the second month of the Islamic calendar
Indonesian Safar
  • Safarthe second month of the Islamic calendar
Japanese サファル
  • サファル (Safaru)the second month of the Islamic calendar
Malay Safar, bulan nahas
  • Safarthe second month of the Islamic calendar
  • bulan nahasthe second month of the Islamic calendar
Persian صفر
  • صفر (safar)the second month of the Islamic calendar
Tamil ஸபர்
  • ஸபர் (sapar)the second month of the Islamic calendar
Turkish safer
  • saferthe second month of the Islamic calendar
Urdu صفر
  • صفر (safar)the second month of the Islamic calendar

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Safar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Safar

MLA

“Safar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Safar. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Safar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Safar.

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