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Where does “صَفِرَ” come from?
صَفِرَ
(Arabic): to be empty
Definitions
to be empty
Words derived from “صَفِرَ”
zero
cipher
nonzero
ciphertext
cypher
zeroing
Safar
zeroth
subzero
chiffre
encipher
zerovalent
encipherment
encipherer
cipherer
cyphertext
cipherlike
zeroize
autozeroing
cipherable
zerolike
autozero
zeroness
quasizero