English word cipher comes from Arabic أَصْفَر, Sanskrit शून्य, Arabic صَفِرَ, Arabic صَفَرَ, Spanish zero, and later Arabic صفر ((cardinal) zero.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| أَصْفَر | Arabic (ara) | |
| शून्य | Sanskrit (san) | (math) cipher, cypher. Zero Blank, deserted. Destitute of. Empty, void. |
| صَفِرَ | Arabic (ara) | |
| صَفَرَ | Arabic (ara) | |
| zero | Spanish (es) | |
| صفر | Arabic (ara) | (cardinal) zero. |
| صفر | Andalusian Arabic (xaa) | |
| صِفْر | Arabic (ara) | |
| cyffre | English (en) | |
| cifra | Malayalam (mal) | |
| cyfre | Old French (fro) | |
| cipher | English (en) | (regional, dated) To calculate. (cryptography) A cryptographic system using an algorithm that converts letters or sequences of bits into ciphertext.. (dated) Zero.. (music) A fault in an organ valve which causes a pipe to sound continuously without the key having been pressed.. A combination or interweaving of letters, as the initials of a name; a device; a monogram.. A grouping of three [...] |
