cifra

Noun

1. (feminine) digit
2. (feminine) number
3. (feminine) amount
4. (feminine) cipher; code

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of cifrar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of cifrar:

cifrar

1. (reflexive, transitive) to value, quantify, aggregate
2. (transitive) to write in code, cypher

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Hyphenated as

ci‧fra

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈθifɾa/

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic: صِفْر

Cognate with English: cipher

In summary

Borrowed from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “empty”) and, subsequently 'zero'; cifra is the Latin form which came to Europe via Andalusian Arabic in late 14th century. Cognate with English cipher.

Concepts

figure

digit

cipher

numeral

number

🔢

cypher

code

numerals

quantity

steganography

sum

numerical symbol

secret code

secret writing

abbreviation

see en cifra

coding

cryptograph

cryptography

digits

figures

monogram

Synonyms

número

🔢

nudo

🪢

criptografía

decimal

dígito

esteganografía

figura

numeral

codificación

quid

código secreto

clave

🔑

número gramatical

código