Kumyk edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately from Arabic ظَرِيف (ẓarīf).

Adjective edit

зафир (zafir)

  1. (Classical Kumyk) graceful, elegant, fine
  2. (Classical Kumyk) sophisticated

Further reading edit

  • Бамматов Б.Г., editor (2013), “зафир”, in Кумыкско-русский словарь [Kumyk–Russian dictionary], Makhachkala: ИЯЛИ ДНЦ РАН