ظفر

Arabic

Etymology 1

Compare Hebrew ציפורן‎ (“fingernail or toenail”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

ظُفْر or ظُفُر • (ẓufr or ẓufur) m (plural أَظْفَار‎ (ʾaẓfār) or أَظْفُر‎ (ʾaẓfur) or أَظَافِير‎ (ʾaẓāfīr))

Declension

Declension of noun ظُفْر (ẓufr)‎; ظُفُر (ẓufur)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ظُفْر‎; ظُفُر ẓufr‎; ẓufur	الظُّفْر‎‎; الظُّفُر‎ aẓ-ẓufr‎; aẓ-ẓufur	ظُفْر‎; ظُفُر ẓufr‎; ẓufur
Nominative	ظُفْرٌ‎; ظُفُرٌ ẓufrun‎; ẓufurun	الظُّفْرُ‎‎; الظُّفُرُ‎ aẓ-ẓufru‎; aẓ-ẓufuru	ظُفْرُ‎; ظُفُرُ ẓufru‎; ẓufuru
Accusative	ظُفْرًا‎‎; ظُفُرًا‎ ẓufran‎; ẓufuran	الظُّفْرَ‎‎; الظُّفُرَ‎ aẓ-ẓufra‎; aẓ-ẓufura	ظُفْرَ‎; ظُفُرَ ẓufra‎; ẓufura
Genitive	ظُفْرٍ‎; ظُفُرٍ ẓufrin‎; ẓufurin	الظُّفْرِ‎‎; الظُّفُرِ‎ aẓ-ẓufri‎; aẓ-ẓufuri	ظُفْرِ‎; ظُفُرِ ẓufri‎; ẓufuri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ظُفْرَيْن‎‎; ظُفُرَيْن‎ ẓufrayn‎; ẓufurayn	الظُّفْرَيْن‎‎; الظُّفُرَيْن‎ aẓ-ẓufrayn‎; aẓ-ẓufurayn	ظُفْرَيْ‎‎; ظُفُرَيْ‎ ẓufray‎; ẓufuray
Nominative	ظُفْرَانِ‎‎; ظُفُرَانِ‎ ẓufrāni‎; ẓufurāni	الظُّفْرَانِ‎‎; الظُّفُرَانِ‎ aẓ-ẓufrāni‎; aẓ-ẓufurāni	ظُفْرَا‎‎; ظُفُرَا‎ ẓufrā‎; ẓufurā
Accusative	ظُفْرَيْنِ‎‎; ظُفُرَيْنِ‎ ẓufrayni‎; ẓufurayni	الظُّفْرَيْنِ‎‎; الظُّفُرَيْنِ‎ aẓ-ẓufrayni‎; aẓ-ẓufurayni	ظُفْرَيْ‎‎; ظُفُرَيْ‎ ẓufray‎; ẓufuray
Genitive	ظُفْرَيْنِ‎‎; ظُفُرَيْنِ‎ ẓufrayni‎; ẓufurayni	الظُّفْرَيْنِ‎‎; الظُّفُرَيْنِ‎ aẓ-ẓufrayni‎; aẓ-ẓufurayni	ظُفْرَيْ‎‎; ظُفُرَيْ‎ ẓufray‎; ẓufuray
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَظْفَار‎ ʾaẓfār	الْأَظْفَار‎ al-ʾaẓfār	أَظْفَار‎ ʾaẓfār
Nominative	أَظْفَارٌ‎ ʾaẓfārun	الْأَظْفَارُ‎ al-ʾaẓfāru	أَظْفَارُ‎ ʾaẓfāru
Accusative	أَظْفَارًا‎ ʾaẓfāran	الْأَظْفَارَ‎ al-ʾaẓfāra	أَظْفَارَ‎ ʾaẓfāra
Genitive	أَظْفَارٍ‎ ʾaẓfārin	الْأَظْفَارِ‎ al-ʾaẓfāri	أَظْفَارِ‎ ʾaẓfāri

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “ظفر”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Noun

ظَفَر • (ẓafar) m

obtainment, success, victory
level ground

Declension

Declension of noun ظَفَر (ẓafar)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ظَفَر ẓafar	الظَّفَر‎ aẓ-ẓafar	ظَفَر ẓafar
Nominative	ظَفَرٌ ẓafarun	الظَّفَرُ‎ aẓ-ẓafaru	ظَفَرُ ẓafaru
Accusative	ظَفَرًا‎ ẓafaran	الظَّفَرَ‎ aẓ-ẓafara	ظَفَرَ ẓafara
Genitive	ظَفَرٍ ẓafarin	الظَّفَرِ‎ aẓ-ẓafari	ظَفَرِ ẓafari

Descendants

Azerbaijani: zəfər

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “ظفر”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic	зәфәр
Roman	zəfər
Perso-Arabic	ظفر

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic ظَفَر‎ (ẓafar).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [zæfæɾ]

Noun

ظفر (zəfər) (definite accusative ظفری‎, plural ظفرلر‎)

victory, triumph

Declension

Declension of ظفر

	singular	plural
nominative	ظفر	ظفرلر
definite accusative	ظفری	ظفرلری
dative	ظفره	ظفرلره
locative	ظفرده	ظفرلرده
ablative	ظفردن	ظفرلردن
definite genitive	ظفرین	ظفرلرین

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ظُفْر‎ (ẓufr).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dˁifir/, [dˁe̞fe̞r]
- IPA^(key): /ðˁifir/ (alternative or rural pronunciation)

Noun

طِفِر • (ḍifir) m

(plural أظافر‎ ‎(ʾaḍāfir) or أظافير‎ ‎(ʾaḍāfīr))

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic ظَفَر‎ (ẓafar).

Noun

ظفر • (zafer)

victory, triumph

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic ظَفَر‎ (ẓafar).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [zæˈfæɾ]

Noun

ظفر • (zafar)

victory, triumph

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic ظَفَر‎ (ẓafar).

Noun

ظفر • (zafar) m (Hindi spelling ज़फ़र)

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