[1]
صَفَرَ aor.
صَفِرَ , inf. n. صَفِيرٌ, (S, M, K,) with
which ↓ صُفَارٌ is syn. in a phrase mentioned below;
(S;) and ↓ صفّر, (M, K,) inf. n. تَصْفِيرٌ; (TA;)
He, or it, (a bird, a vulture, S, and a serpent, or
the أَسْوَد, or أَعْرَج, or اِبْن قِتْرَة, or أَصَلَة, M,)
whistled; syn. مكَا; (S;) made, or uttered, a
certain sound, (M, Msb, * K,) without the utterance of letters. (Msb.) [It is mostly said of a
bird: see an ex. voce جَوٌّ.] One says [also], صَفَرَ
فِى الصَّفَّارَةِ [He whistled in the whistle]. (M, K.)
And صَفَرَ بِالْحِمَارِ, and ↓ صفّر, He called the ass to
water [by whistling; for to do thus is the common
custom of the Arabs]. (M, K.) And Fr mentions
the phrase, ↓ كَانَ فِى كَلَامِهِ صَفَارٌ, meaning
صَفِيرٌ [i. e. There was in his speech a whistling].
(S.) ＝
1-A2- صَفِرَ, aor.
صَفَرَ , inf. n. صَفَرٌ (S, M, A, K, &c.)
and صُفُورٌ; (M, K;) and accord. to the T, صَفَرَ,
aor.
صَفُرَ , inf. n. صُفُورَةٌ; (TA;) It, or he, was, or
became, empty, void, or vacant; (S, M, A, Msb,
K;) namely, a house or tent; (S;) or a vessel,
(S, M, &c.,) مِنَ الطَّعَامِ وَالشَّرَابِ [of food and
beverage]; and a skin, مِنَ اللَّبَنِ [of milk];
(TA;) and a hand; (A;) and a thing; (S, M;)
and accord. to ISk, صَفِرَ, aor
صَفَرَ , inf. n. صَفِيرٌ, is
said of a man. (TA.) [See also 4, last sentence
but one.] One says, نَعُوذُ بِاللّٰهِ مِنْ قَرَعِ الفِنَآءِ وَصَفَرِ
الإِنَآءِ (S, M, A) [We seek preservation by God
from the yard's becoming void of cattle, and the
vessel's becoming empty;] meaning, from the
perishing of the cattle. (S.) And صَفِرَتْ وِطَابُهُ,
(M, A, K, [in the CK, erroneously, وَطْاَتُهُ,]) and
صَفِرَ إِنَاؤُهُ, (A,) [lit. His milk-skins, and his vessel,
became empty;] meaning (tropical:) he died; (M, K;) he
perished. (A. [See also other explanations in
art. وطب.]) ＝
1-A3- صُفِرَ, (M, K,) inf. n. صَفْرٌ, (K,)
He had what is termed صُفَار, i. e. yellow water in
his belly. (M, K.)