sifuri

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sifuri

/siˈfu.ɾi/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr), itself a calque of Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya).

noun sifuri · sufuri

class ix zero, nought

number sufuri

invariable zero

In English

zero cardinal number before 1, denoting nothing

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"sifuri." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/sifuri. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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sifuri. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/sifuri

Chicago

"sifuri." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/sifuri.

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@misc{sifuri_2026,
  title = {sifuri},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/sifuri},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}