ספרה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Noun

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

  1. sphere

Etymology 2
Root
ס־פ־ר‎

The meaning was given to the word for it's similar sound to the German word Ziffer meaning digit, and for its connection to the root ס־פ־ר‎ (s-p-r, “Forming words relating to counting”). The German word it self 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 CE]

Declension
Declension of סִפְרָה
NumberIsolated formsWith possessive pronouns
StateFormPersonsingularplural
m.f.m.f.
singularindefinite סִפְרָה first סִפְרָתִי‎סִפְרָתֵנוּ‎
definite הַסִּפְרָה‎ second סִפְרָתְךָ‎סִפְרָתֵךְ‎סִפְרַתְכֶם‎סִפְרַתְכֶן‎
construct סִפְרַת־‎ third סִפְרָתוֹ‎סִפְרָתָהּ‎סִפְרָתָם‎סִפְרָתָן‎
pluralindefinite סְפָרוֹת‎ first ספרותיי \ סְפָרוֹתַי‎סְפָרוֹתֵינוּ‎
definite הַסְּפָרוֹת‎ second סְפָרוֹתֶיךָ‎ספרותייך \ סְפָרוֹתַיִךְ‎סְפָרוֹתֵיכֶם‎סְפָרוֹתֵיכֶן‎
construct סְפָרוֹת־‎ third סְפָרוֹתָיו‎סְפָרוֹתֶיהָ‎סְפָרוֹתֵיהֶם‎סְפָרוֹתֵיהֶן‎

Etymology 3
Root
ס־פ־ר‎

Verb

סַפְרָה • (safrá)

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

Etymology 4
Root
ס־פ־ר‎

Verb

סִפְּרָה • (siprá)

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

Anagrams

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