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title: "سَفَر (safar) meaning in Arabic: travel, journey"
description: "سَفَر (safar) means “travel, journey”. Root س·ف·ر, pattern , level A1: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/safar"
language: "en"
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# سَفَر

*safar* · **travel, journey**

سَفَر (safar) is an Arabic noun meaning “travel, journey”. It is built on the root س·ف·ر. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A1.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: س·ف·ر
- Level: A1

## Words from the root س·ف·ر

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root س·ف·ر with سَفَر; each opens its own entry.

- [مُسَافِر](https://fasaha.app/w/musafir) — musāfir, traveller (A2)
- [سَافَرَ](https://fasaha.app/w/safara) — sāfara, to travel (A1)

## How to read سَفَر, letter by letter

3 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- س — سين (sīn): s
- ف — فاء (fāʾ): f
- ر — راء (rāʾ): a rolled r

## You already know this word

The English word “safari” comes from the Arabic سَفَر: the word you already use is the one you are learning.

## Questions about سَفَر

### What is the root of سَفَر?

The root of سَفَر is س·ف·ر. Words built on the same root include مُسَافِر (traveller), سَافَرَ (to travel).

### What level is سَفَر?

Fasaha first uses سَفَر at level A1, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)