شفرة

See also: سفره

Arabic

Etymology 1

From شَفْر (šafr), the edge of the eyelid from which the eyelashes grow.

Noun

شَفْرَة • (šafra) f (plural شَفَرَات (šafarāt) or شِفَار (šifār))

1. large knife
2. blade (of a sword or knife)
3. razor blade
4. brink, edge, verge

Declension

Declension of noun شَفْرَة (šafra)

singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	شَفْرَة šafra	الشَّفْرَة aš-šafra	شَفْرَة šafrat
nominative	شَفْرَةٌ šafratun	الشَّفْرَةُ aš-šafratu	شَفْرَةُ šafratu
accusative	شَفْرَةً šafratan	الشَّفْرَةَ aš-šafrata	شَفْرَةَ šafrata
genitive	شَفْرَةٍ šafratin	الشَّفْرَةِ aš-šafrati	شَفْرَةِ šafrati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	شَفْرَتَيْن šafratayn	الشَّفْرَتَيْن aš-šafratayn	شَفْرَتَيْ šafratay
nominative	شَفْرَتَانِ šafratāni	الشَّفْرَتَانِ aš-šafratāni	شَفْرَتَا šafratā
accusative	شَفْرَتَيْنِ šafratayni	الشَّفْرَتَيْنِ aš-šafratayni	شَفْرَتَيْ šafratay
genitive	شَفْرَتَيْنِ šafratayni	الشَّفْرَتَيْنِ aš-šafratayni	شَفْرَتَيْ šafratay
plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	شَفَرَات‎; شِفَار šafarāt‎; šifār	الشَّفَرَات‎; الشِّفَار aš-šafarāt‎; aš-šifār	شَفَرَات‎; شِفَار šafarāt‎; šifār
nominative	شَفَرَاتٌ‎; شِفَارٌ šafarātun‎; šifārun	الشَّفَرَاتُ‎; الشِّفَارُ aš-šafarātu‎; aš-šifāru	شَفَرَاتُ‎; شِفَارُ šafarātu‎; šifāru
accusative	شَفَرَاتٍ‎; شِفَارًا šafarātin‎; šifāran	الشَّفَرَاتِ‎; الشِّفَارَ aš-šafarāti‎; aš-šifāra	شَفَرَاتِ‎; شِفَارَ šafarāti‎; šifāra
genitive	شَفَرَاتٍ‎; شِفَارٍ šafarātin‎; šifārin	الشَّفَرَاتِ‎; الشِّفَارِ aš-šafarāti‎; aš-šifāri	شَفَرَاتِ‎; شِفَارِ šafarāti‎; šifāri

Etymology 2

From شِفْر (šifr, “cipher”), from French chiffre, from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “zero”), from صَفِرَ (ṣafira, “to be empty”).

Noun

شِفْرَة • (šifra) f

1. cipher, code

Declension

Declension of noun شِفْرَة (šifra)

singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	شِفْرَة šifra	الشِّفْرَة aš-šifra	شِفْرَة šifrat
nominative	شِفْرَةٌ šifratun	الشِّفْرَةُ aš-šifratu	شِفْرَةُ šifratu
accusative	شِفْرَةً šifratan	الشِّفْرَةَ aš-šifrata	شِفْرَةَ šifrata
genitive	شِفْرَةٍ šifratin	الشِّفْرَةِ aš-šifrati	شِفْرَةِ šifrati

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ش ف ر
2 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaf.ra/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

شفرة • (šafra) f (plural شفرات (šafrāt))

1. a stealing, theft, robbery

   Synonym: سرقة (sarqa)