Safar

American  

[suh-fahr] / səˈfɑr /

noun

1. the second month of the Islamic calendar.

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Safar British  

/ səˈfɑː /

noun

1. the second month of the Muslim year

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Etymology

Origin of Safar

First recorded in 1710–20; from Arabic ṣafar, perhaps akin to ṣafira “to be empty, devoid”; cf. cipher ( def. )

Example Sentences

She flashed her badge and asked Safar for the person in charge.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2023

Committee member Hisham Safar told the BBC that cooking-oil traders artificially inflate the amount of subsidised goods they sell in order to claim more money back from the government.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2022

Nathalie Safar, one of the investment bank’s most senior women, is leaving her position as global equities chief operating officer after eight years in the role, a second staff memo seen by Reuters showed.

From Reuters • Mar. 19, 2019

Peter Safar, an Austrian doctor had recently developed the basics of CPR.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2017

"Zú'l Ka'adah," answered Kamar al-Zaman, "and it is followed by Zú'l hijjah; then cometh Muharram, then Safar, then Rabí'a the First and Rabí'a the Second, the two Jamádás, Rajab, Sha'aban, Ramazán and Shawwál."

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 03 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir