سَافَرَ
sāfara
To travel in Arabic is سَافَرَ (sāfara). Wiktionary also lists سَارَ (sāra).
Meaning: be on a journey (verb)
Ways to say it
| Arabic | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| سَافَرَ | sāfara |
| سَارَ | sāra |
Related nouns include سَفَر, which refers to the general concept of travel or the act of traveling and رِحْلَة, which refers to a specific trip or excursion.
Which one should you use?
The noun سَفَر describes the abstract concept of travel itself. If you are referring to a single, specific trip or excursion, use the noun رِحْلَة instead.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Egypt, the term سياحة is commonly used to refer to tourism or recreational travel.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The present tense form of the verb سَافَرَ is يُسَافِرُ (he travels / is traveling).
How do you pronounce it?
sāfara
Did you know?
- The word رِحْلَة comes from the root meaning 'to untie' or 'to move', specifically referring to the act of packing or unpacking a camel's load.
- Arabic has a specific term for the 'traveler's prayer' called صَلَاة المـُسَافِر, which allows for shorter prayers and fasting exemptions during a journey.
- While سياحة means 'tourism' today, it originally referred to the 'wandering' of Sufi mystics who traveled for spiritual growth.
Examples in context
- أحب السفر واستكشاف الثقافات المختلفة.I love to travel and explore different cultures.
- سَافَرَ أَبِي إِلَى مِصْرَ.sāfara abī ilā miṣra.My father traveled to Egypt.
- هَلْ سَافَرَ أَخُوكَ السَّنَةَ المَاضِيَةَ؟hal sāfara akhūka as-sanata al-māḍiyata?Did your brother travel last year?
Sources
- Wiktionary, “travel” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
