صدفة

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ص د ف (ṣ d f)
5 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˤud.fa/, /sˤid.fa/

Noun

صُدْفَة or صِدْفَة (ṣudfa or ṣidfaf (plural صُدَف (ṣudaf) or صُدُفَات (ṣudufāt) or صُدْفَات (ṣudfāt) or صِدَف (ṣidaf) or صِدْفَات (ṣidfāt))

  1. chance (accidental occurrence), accident, coincidence
    صُدْفَةًṣudfatanby chance, accidentally
    بِصُدْفَةbi-ṣudfaby chance, accidentally
  2. chance meeting
Declension
Descendants
  • Swahili: sadfa

References

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

صَدَفَة (ṣadafaf (singulative, collective صَدَف m (ṣadaf), plural أَصْدَاف (ʔaṣdāf))

  1. shell, seashell
  2. pearl oyster
  3. shell-like cavity
  4. cavity of the ear
Declension
References

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ص د ف
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic صُدْفَة (ṣudfa).

Pronunciation

Noun

صدفة (ṣudfaf (plural صدف (ṣudaf))

  1. chance (accidental occurrence), accident, coincidence
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Arabic صَدَفَة (ṣadafa).

Pronunciation

Noun

صدفة (ṣadfaf (plural صدافي (ṣdāfi) or صدفات (ṣadfāt))

  1. button (knob or small disc serving as a fastener)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ص د ف
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic صُدْفَة (ṣudfa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˤud.fe/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

صدفة (ṣudfef

  1. chance (unexpected occurrence), coincidence

Derived terms