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شفرة

Root: شفر

2 entries for this word

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Entry 1

شفرة šafra pl. šafarāt, شفار šifār large knife; blade (of a sword, of a knife); razor blade; (pl. شفار) brink, edge, verge │ على شفرة الهاوية on the brink of the abyas

Entry 2

شفرة šifra cipher, code

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