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title: "زَعْفَرَان (zaʿfarān) meaning in Arabic: saffron"
description: "زَعْفَرَان (zaʿfarān) means “saffron”. Level B1: forms and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/zafaran"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# زَعْفَرَان

*zaʿfarān* · **saffron**

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.

- ز — زاي (zāy): z
- ع — عين (ʿayn): a voiced squeeze of the throat, no English equivalent
- ف — فاء (fāʾ): f
- ر — راء (rāʾ): a rolled r
- ا — ألف (ʾalif): a long a, or a seat for hamza
- ن — نون (nūn): n

## You already know this word

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

## 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).


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