ספרה
Hebrew
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editסְפֶרָה • (sféra) f (plural indefinite סְפֶרוֹת, singular construct סְפֶרַת־, plural construct סְפֶרוֹת־)
Etymology 2
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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
editסִפְרָה • (sifrá) f (plural indefinite סְפָרוֹת, singular construct סִפְרַת־, plural construct סִפְרוֹת־) [pattern: קִטְלָה]
Declension
editDeclension of סִפְרָה
Number | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | |||||
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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
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ס־פ־ר (s-p-r) |
Verb
editסַפְרָה • (safrá)
- Third-person feminine singular past (suffix conjugation) of ספר (safár)
Etymology 4
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ס־פ־ר (s-p-r) |
Verb
editסִפְּרָה • (siprá)
- Third-person feminine singular past (suffix conjugation) of סיפר (sipér)
References
edit- ^ The Academy of The Hebrew Language, מאה של מילים בעברית תרע״ב-תשע״ב (“Century of Hebrew words 5672-5772”)