Cyphered

/ˈsaɪfərd/ adjective

Definition

Written in or converted to cipher; encoded with a secret code or numerical system.

Etymology

From 'cipher' (from Arabic 'sifr' meaning zero/empty), past tense. The shift from noun to verb to adjective shows how code-breaking has been human and linguistic for centuries.

Kelly Says

The word 'cipher' literally meant 'zero' in Arabic—but zero was so revolutionary that European traders adopted the whole word, and soon 'cipher' meant secret codes, because zero's notation itself seemed mysterious to non-mathematicians!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንቁላል
en-k'ula-l
ARالعربية
مشفر
mash-fir
BNবাংলা
কোডযুক্ত
ko-de-yukt
CACatalà
cifrat
chi-fra-t
CSČeština
zašifrovaný
za-shi-fro-va-ny
DADansk
krypteret
kryp-te-ret
DEDeutsch
verschlüsselt
fer-shü-sel-t
ELΕλληνικά
κρυπτογραφημένος
kryp-to-graph-eh-men-os
ESEspañol
cifrado
sif-rah-doh
FAفارسی
رمزگذاری شده
ramz-go-la-sheh-e
FISuomi
salattu
sa-lat-tu
FRFrançais
chiffré
shi-fray
GUGU
શિફ્ટ
shif-t
HAHA
cyphered
si-fer-ed
HEעברית
מקודד
me-kode-d
HIहिन्दी
शफ़्ट
shaf-t
HUMagyar
titkosítva
ti-kos-it-va
IDBahasa Indonesia
di-enkripsikan
di-en-kripsi-kan
IGIG
cyphered
si-fer-ed
ITItaliano
cifrato
chi-fra-toh
JA日本語
暗号化
an-go-ka
KKKK
шифрован
shif-ro-van
KMKM
ការបង្កើត
ka-ar-bang-k'eat
KO한국어
암호화
am-ho-hwa
MRMR
शफ्ट
shaf-t
MSBahasa Melayu
di-enkripsikan
di-en-kripsi-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ကုတ်ပြု
ko-t-h-pyu
NLNederlands
gecodeerd
ge-koh-deerd
NONorsk
kryptert
kryp-ter-t
PAPA
ਸ਼ਿਫ਼ਰ
shif-har
PLPolski
zaszyfrowany
za-shi-fro-va-ny
PTPortuguês
cifrado
si-fra-doh
RORomână
cifrat
chi-fra-t
RUРусский
зашифрованный
za-shi-fro-go-nyy
SVSvenska
krypterad
kryp-te-rad
SWKiswahili
coded
koh-ded
TAதமிழ்
குறியீடு
ku-ri-ee-du
TEతెలుగు
కోడ్ చేయబడిన
ko-d che-ya-ba-din
THไทย
เข้ารหัส
kha-ro-hat
TLTL
na-e-en-kryp-to
na-e-en-kryp-to
TRTürkçe
şifrelenmiş
shi-fre-len-mis
UKУкраїнська
зашифрований
za-shi-fro-va-nyi
URاردو
شفری
shaf-ri
VITiếng Việt
ma thuật
ma-thuat
YOYO
cyphered
si-fer-ed
ZH中文
加密
gā mì
ZUZU
cyphered
si-fer-ed

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