زَعْفَرَان
zaʿfarānsaffron
زَعْفَرَان (zaʿfarān) is an Arabic noun meaning “saffron”. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level B1.
- Part of speech
- Noun
- Level
- B1
How to read زَعْفَرَان, letter by letter
6 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.
- ززايz
- ععينa voiced squeeze of the throat, no English equivalent
- ففاءf
- رراءa rolled r
- األفa long a, or a seat for hamza
- ننونn
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Questions about زَعْفَرَان
- What level is زَعْفَرَان?
- Fasaha first uses زَعْفَرَان at level B1, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).
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