סנפיר

עברית

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סנפיר

/snaˈpiʁ/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Unknown. Perhaps related to Arabic نَفَرَ (nafara, “to flee in fear”) or Arabic زَنْفَلَ (zanfala, “to hasten”).

Ernest Klein writes: "Prob. formed from base ס־פ־ר with inserted נ and related to Akkadian shappartu/šappartu (shaggy skin), and to Aramaic סַמְפּוֹרָא (point, nail)."

noun סְנַפִּיר · s'napír · סְנַפִּירִים

fin, flipper (of a fish or other marine animal) אֶת־זֶה תֹּאכְלוּ מִכֹּל אֲשֶׁר בַּמָּיִם כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ סְנַפִּיר וְקַשְׂקֶשֶׂת בַּמַּיִם בַּיַּמִּים וּבַנְּחָלִים אֹתָם תֹּאכֵלוּ׃
plural normally fin, flipper (device worn to aid swimming)
fin (device that directs airflow, such as of a projectile)
fin (device that facilitates heat transfer, such as of a radiator)

In English

fin appendage of a fish
conning tower structure of submarine

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MLA

"סנפיר." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A1%D7%A0%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%A8. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

סנפיר. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A1%D7%A0%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%A8

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"סנפיר." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A1%D7%A0%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%A8.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {סנפיר},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A1%D7%A0%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}