sifar

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay صفر (sifar, “zero”), from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr). Doublet of Safar, sifar, and zero.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /si.far/
  • Rhymes: -far
  • Hyphenation: si‧far
  • Rhymes: -ar

Numeral

sifar

  1. zero: the cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in Arabic numerals as 0

Noun

sifar (plural sifar-sifar)

  1. zero
    1. the numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero
    2. the digit 0 in the decimal, binary, and all other base numbering systems
    3. nothing, or none
    4. the value of a magnitude corresponding to the cardinal number zero

Further reading

Malay

Malay numbers (edit)
0 1  → [a], [b], [c], [d], [e] 10  → [a], [b], [c], [d]
    Cardinal: (informal) kosong, (formal) sifar, nol, nihil

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [si.fa(r)]
  • Rhymes: -far, -ar
  • Hyphenation: si‧far

Numeral

sifar (Jawi spelling صفر)

  1. (formal) The number zero or 0.
    Synonyms: kosong (informal), nol (Indonesian), nihil

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: sifar (inherited)

Further reading

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