adj. 

a. ḷébhon ˁan ŝḥaf wa-ˁáfer ˁan dor ráḳaḥ di-témreʰ ‘Whiter than milk, redder than blood – date palm inflorescence.’ (a riddle) (CSOL II 12:22)

b. ámma taḥk meʸh kɛn ˁáfer ‘As for the (sand called) taḥk, its color is red.’ (CSOL II 10:3)

dim. ˁafirírhin:

wa-ˁámok hes dífuḷ meʸh kɛn wa-ˁemɛroʰ ˁafirírhin ‘I said to it (the goat): “What color was it (the goat kid)?” It said: “Reddish.”’ (CSOL I 9:1)

• aˁfírir to become red
• aˁfέyreher redness