ספרה

ספרה

Hebrew

Noun

סְפֶרָה • (sféra) f (plural indefinite סְפֶרוֹת‎, singular construct סְפֶרַת־‎, plural construct סְפֶרוֹת־‎)

1. sphere

Etymology 2

Root
ס־פ־ר‎ (s-p-r)

The meaning was given to the word for its similar sound to the German Ziffer meaning digit, and for its connection to the root ס־פ־ר‎ (s-p-r, “Forming words relating to counting”). The German word itself comes from Arabic صِفْرٌ‎ (ṣifrun, “zero”).[1]

Noun

סִפְרָה • (sifrá) f (plural indefinite סְפָרוֹת‎, singular construct סִפְרַת־‎, plural construct סִפְרוֹת־‎) [pattern: קִטְלָה]

1. digit (individual numeral used in writing longer numerals) [from 1911 C.E.]

Declension

Declension of סִפְרָה

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	סִפְרָה	first	סִפְרָתִי‎		סִפְרָתֵנוּ‎
	definite	הַסִּפְרָה‎	second	סִפְרָתְךָ‎	סִפְרָתֵךְ‎	סִפְרַתְכֶם‎	סִפְרַתְכֶן‎
	construct	סִפְרַת־‎	third	סִפְרָתוֹ‎	סִפְרָתָהּ‎	סִפְרָתָם‎	סִפְרָתָן‎
plural	indefinite	סְפָרוֹת‎	first	ספרותיי / סְפָרוֹתַי‎		סְפָרוֹתֵינוּ‎
	definite	הַסְּפָרוֹת‎	second	סְפָרוֹתֶיךָ‎	ספרותייך / סְפָרוֹתַיִךְ‎	סְפָרוֹתֵיכֶם‎	סְפָרוֹתֵיכֶן‎
	construct	סְפָרוֹת־‎	third	סְפָרוֹתָיו‎	סְפָרוֹתֶיהָ‎	סְפָרוֹתָם‎	סְפָרוֹתָן‎

Etymology 3

Root
ס־פ־ר‎ (s-p-r)

Verb

סַפְרָה • (safrá)

1. Third-person feminine singular past (suffix conjugation) of ספר‎ (safár)

Etymology 4

Root
ס־פ־ר‎ (s-p-r)

Verb

סִפְּרָה • (siprá)

1. Third-person feminine singular past (suffix conjugation) of סיפר‎ (sipér)

References

1. The Academy of The Hebrew Language, מאה של מילים בעברית תרע״ב-תשע״ב (“Century of Hebrew words 5672-5772”)

Anagrams

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