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شَفْرَة

large knife

Noun · feminineRoot ش-ف-ر

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Plural
شَفَرَات
Other plural
شِفَار

Most common words from the same root

Verb · Form II
شَفَّرَ
to encode

شَفْرَة in English

Noun · feminine

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

Word origin

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

Words from the root ش-ف-ر

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شَفَّرَ · present يُشَفِّرُ

to encode, to encrypt, to encipher

تَشْفِير
Verbal noun
مُشَفِّر
Active participle
مُشَفَّر
Passive participle
Noun · f.
large knife
شَفْر
Noun · m.
edge

شَفْرَة: plural and other forms

Singularشَفْرَة
Pluralشَفَرَات
Alternative pluralsشِفَار

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