şifre

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish شیفره (şifre), from French chiffre, from Latin cifra, from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr). Doublet of sıfır.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃif.ɾe/
• Hyphenation: şif‧re

Noun

şifre (definite accusative şifreyi, plural şifreler)

1. code, cipher
2. password

   Synonym: parola

Derived terms

• şifrelemek

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “şifre”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Further reading

• “şifre”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu