# safari
## English
### Etymology

From Swahili safari (“journey”), from Arabic سَفَر (safar).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /səˈfɑːɹ.i/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɑːɹi

### Noun

safari (plural safaris)
* A trip into any undeveloped area to see, photograph or to hunt wild animals in their own environment.
    We're going on a safari in Kenya.
* A caravan going on a safari.
* (by extension) Any trip for the purpose of discovering something new or acquiring prizes or trophies.
** 1968, Ruth Stearns Egge, How to Make Something from Nothing:An ardent junker herself, Mrs. Egge tells how to conduct a fascinating junk safari into the attic or antique and secondhand shops and what to do with the trophies you bring home.
** 2017, Serena (lyrics and music), “Safari”:Come on, boy, move that body/ 'Cause tonight I'm naughty, naughty/ Dance with me like it's my party/ We go wild, we're in safari

#### Derived terms

* human safari
* safari ant
* safarier
* safari-goer
* safarigoer
* safari jacket
* safari man
* safari park
* safari suit
* safari supper
* safari zoo
* surfari
* whale safari

#### Translations
### Verb

safari (third-person singular simple present safaris, present participle safariing, simple past and past participle safaried)
* (intransitive) To take part in a safari.

### Anagrams

* Farias

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili safari (“journey”), from Arabic سَفَر (safar).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [səˈfa.ɾi]
* IPA: (Valencia) [saˈfa.ɾi]

### Noun

safari m (plural safaris)
* safari

### Further reading

* “safari” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Swahili safari (“journey”), from Arabic سَفَر (safar).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /saːˈfaː.ri/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: sa‧fa‧ri

### Noun

safari m (plural safari's, diminutive safarietje n)
* safari

#### Derived terms

* safaribus
* safaripark

#### Descendants

* → Indonesian: safari

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Swahili safari (“journey”), from Arabic سَفَر (safar).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɑfɑri/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝fɑ̝ri]
* Rhymes: -ɑfɑri
* Hyphenation: sa‧fa‧ri

### Noun

safari
* safari

#### Declension

Possessive forms of safari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
safarini
safarini
accusative
nom.
safarini
safarini
gen.
safarini
genitive
safarini
safarieni safareideni safareitteni
partitive
safariani
safareitani safarejani
inessive
safarissani
safareissani
elative
safaristani
safareistani
illative
safariini
safareihini
adessive
safarillani
safareillani
ablative
safariltani
safareiltani
allative
safarilleni
safareilleni
essive
safarinani
safareinani
translative
safarikseni
safareikseni
abessive
safarittani
safareittani
instructive
comitative
—safareineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
safarisi
safarisi
accusative
nom.
safarisi
safarisi
gen.
safarisi
genitive
safarisi
safariesi safareidesi safareittesi
partitive
safariasi
safareitasi safarejasi
inessive
safarissasi
safareissasi
elative
safaristasi
safareistasi
illative
safariisi
safareihisi
adessive
safarillasi
safareillasi
ablative
safariltasi
safareiltasi
allative
safarillesi
safareillesi
essive
safarinasi
safareinasi
translative
safariksesi
safareiksesi
abessive
safarittasi
safareittasi
instructive
comitative
—safareinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
safarimme
safarimme
accusative
nom.
safarimme
safarimme
gen.
safarimme
genitive
safarimme
safariemme safareidemme safareittemme
partitive
safariamme
safareitamme safarejamme
inessive
safarissamme
safareissamme
elative
safaristamme
safareistamme
illative
safariimme
safareihimme
adessive
safarillamme
safareillamme
ablative
safariltamme
safareiltamme
allative
safarillemme
safareillemme
essive
safarinamme
safareinamme
translative
safariksemme
safareiksemme
abessive
safarittamme
safareittamme
instructive
comitative
—safareinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
safarinne
safarinne
accusative
nom.
safarinne
safarinne
gen.
safarinne
genitive
safarinne
safarienne safareidenne safareittenne
partitive
safarianne
safareitanne safarejanne
inessive
safarissanne
safareissanne
elative
safaristanne
safareistanne
illative
safariinne
safareihinne
adessive
safarillanne
safareillanne
ablative
safariltanne
safareiltanne
allative
safarillenne
safareillenne
essive
safarinanne
safareinanne
translative
safariksenne
safareiksenne
abessive
safarittanne
safareittanne
instructive
comitative
—safareinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
safarinsa
safarinsa
accusative
nom.
safarinsa
safarinsa
gen.
safarinsa
genitive
safarinsa
safariensa safareidensa safareittensa
partitive
safariaan safariansa
safareitaan safarejaan safareitansa safarejansa
inessive
safarissaan safarissansa
safareissaan safareissansa
elative
safaristaan safaristansa
safareistaan safareistansa
illative
safariinsa
safareihinsa
adessive
safarillaan safarillansa
safareillaan safareillansa
ablative
safariltaan safariltansa
safareiltaan safareiltansa
allative
safarilleen safarillensa
safareilleen safareillensa
essive
safarinaan safarinansa
safareinaan safareinansa
translative
safarikseen safariksensa
safareikseen safareiksensa
abessive
safarittaan safarittansa
safareittaan safareittansa
instructive
comitative
—safareineen safareinensa :

#### Derived terms

* kelkkasafari
* moottorikelkkasafari
* safariauto
* safarijakku
* safarimatka
* safariopas
* safaripuisto
* safaripuku
* safaripusero
* safarituoli
* valokuvaussafari

### Further reading

* “safari”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* fraasi

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili safari (“journey”), from Arabic سَفَر (safar).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sa.fa.ʁi/

### Noun

safari m (plural safaris)
* safari

#### Descendants

* → Romanian: safari
* →? Turkish: safari

### Further reading

* “safari”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch safari (“safari”), from Swahili safari (“journey”), from Arabic سَفَر (safar).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /saˈfari/ [saˈfa.ri]
* Rhymes: -ari
* Syllabification: sa‧fa‧ri

### Noun

safari (plural safari-safari)
* safari

#### Derived terms

* bersafari
* menyafarikan

### Further reading

* “safari” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili safari (“journey”), from Arabic سَفَر (safar).

### Noun

safari m (invariable)
* safari

### Anagrams

* sfarai

## Japanese
### Romanization

safari
* Rōmaji transcription of サファリ

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Swahili safari (“journey”), from Arabic سَفَر (safar).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sɑfɑːrɪ/
* Rhymes: -ɪ

### Noun

safari m (definite singular safarien, indefinite plural safarier, definite plural safariene)
* a safari

#### Derived terms

* hvalsafari

### References

* “safari” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Swahili safari (“journey”), from Arabic سَفَر (safar).

### Noun

safari m (definite singular safarien, indefinite plural safariar, definite plural safariane)
* a safari

### References

* “safari” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili safari, from Arabic سَفَر (safar).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /saˈfa.ri/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ari
* Syllabification: sa‧fa‧ri

### Noun

safari n (indeclinable)
* safari (trip into any undeveloped area)

### Further reading

* safari in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French safari.

### Noun

safari n (uncountable)
* safari

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili safari (“journey”), from Arabic سَفَر (safar).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /saˈfaɾi/ [saˈfa.ɾi]
* Rhymes: -aɾi
* Syllabification: sa‧fa‧ri

### Noun

safari m (plural safaris)
* safari

### Further reading

* “safari”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swahili
### Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَفَر (safar).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sɑˈfɑ.ɾi/
* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

safari class IX (plural safari class X)
* journey, trip
* a time or instance

#### Related terms

* -safiri

#### Descendants

* → Arabic: سَفَارِي (safārī)
* → Catalan: safari
* → English: safari
* → Finnish: safari
* → French: safari
** → Romanian: safari
** →? Turkish: safari
* → German: Safari
* → Hungarian: szafari
* → Italian: safari
* → Japanese: サファリ
* → Portuguese: safári
* → Russian: сафа́ри (safári)
* → Spanish: safari
* → Swedish: safari

## Turkish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French safari or from English safari. Doublet of sefer.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /saˈfa.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: sa‧fa‧ri

### Noun

safari (definite accusative safariyi, plural safariler)
* safari

### Further reading

* “safari”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
* Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “safari”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
* Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “safari”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
* Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “safari”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3929