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Where does “safari” come from?

safari (Swahili) comes from Arabic سَفَر, from Arabic عَلِيّ — to be high, exalted; Ali; exalted, noble; to be...

safari (Swahili): journey, trip; a time or instance

Definitions

  1. journey, trip; a time or instance

Ancestry of “safari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسَفَرjourney, travel; trip
2Arabicعَلِيّto be high, exalted; Ali; exalted, noble; to be...

Words derived from “safari”

  • safari
  • safariboat
  • safarigoer
  • zoofari
  • safarist
  • safarilike
  • safari
  • safari
  • fotosafari
  • zoosafari
  • сафари
  • zoofari
  • safari
  • Safari
  • safári
  • safari
  • safari
  • サファリ
  • safari
  • safari
  • szafari
  • safari
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