n. (m.)

a. wa-ˁeyyúg ézˁem wa-yefóneḳ men fŝo ˁaf sáˁaʰ ŝᵉľɛʰ aľ-ˁáser ‘And the men sat there and waited for lunch until three o’clock in the afternoon.’ (CSOL I 16:29)

b. tóˀo ṣáľik aľ-ˁásar bö́ḳaḷk ker gáḥi éṣtet men di-ˀerḳóḥo men tímhɛr ‘After afternoon prayers, I went up the wadi to see whether any palms had sprouted up with female inflorescence.’ (CSOL I 17:25)

‘Afternoon’: (a).

‘Afternoon prayer’: (b).

All Arabic forms with ṣ.

• eľ-ˁásar or aľ-ˁáṣar the afternoon prayer
• iˁṣár hurricane