ספרה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra).

Noun

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

1. a sphere (region in which something or someone is active)
2. (proscribed, mathematics, physics) a sphere (spherical object)

   Synonym: כַּדּוּר (kadúr)

Etymology 2

Root
ס־פ־ר (s-p-r)
18 terms

The meaning was given to the word for its similar sound to 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”).

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]

Declension

Declension of סִפְרָה

	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	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)
18 terms

Verb

סַפְרָה • (safrá)

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

Etymology 4

Root
ס־פ־ר (s-p-r)
18 terms

Verb

סִפְּרָה • (siprá)

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

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