سفرة

العربية

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سفرة

/suf.ra/

Where it comes from

From the root س ف ر (s f r) meaning “to send off”, “to journey”; originally a provisions for a traveler. The Bedouin practice was to hold food within a leather sheet that was wrapped around the food and tied closed while traveling, then spread out again flat when the meal was to be consumed. Compare Aramaic ܨܘܦܪܐ.

noun سُفْرَة · sufra · سُفَر · السُّفْرَة

traveling provision, victuals
leather sheet, eating mat, place mat, tablecloth
dining table, table board هُنَاكَ يَجْلِسُ جَمِيعُ أَفْرَادِ الْعَائِلَةِ حَوْلَ السُّفْرَةِ.

In English

dining table table in the dining room on which meals are served
dinner table table on which dinner is served

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"سفرة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A9. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {سفرة},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}