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
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 סְפָרוֹתָיוסְפָרוֹתֶיהָסְפָרוֹתָםסְפָרוֹתָן

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”)

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