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How do you say "yellow" in Arabic?
أصفر
Asfar
In Arabic, "yellow" is أصفر.
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Pronunciation
Say AHS-far. The first syllable rhymes with 'uh', the second with 'car'. Stress the first syllable.
Writing and usage
Asfar is five letters with alif at the start and the seen-fa-ra ending. It closes neatly with ra.
Example sentence
الشمس صفراء
The sun is yellow.
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How to remember أصفر
Asfar sounds like 'as far'. Yellow things shine as far as the eye can see.
Related words
- dry ناشف nashif
- heavy تقيل taqil
- ninety تسعين tiseen
- ninety-five خمسة وتسعين khamsa witiseen
- ninety-nine تسعة وتسعين tis'a witiseen
- seventy-two اتنين وسبعين itneen wisab'een
- snowstorm عاصفة تلجية Aaasifa talgiyya
- three تلاتة Tlaata
- twenty عشرين Eshriin
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Questions about أصفر
How do you say "yellow" in Arabic?
In Arabic, "yellow" is أصفر. It is a noun.
How is أصفر written in Arabic?
Asfar is five letters with alif at the start and the seen-fa-ra ending. It closes neatly with ra.
How is أصفر used in a sentence?
Use أصفر as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: الشمس صفراء (The sun is yellow.).
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