Arabic

Noun

صُدْفَة • ‎(ṣudfa) f ‎(plural صُدَف ‎(ṣudaf))

1. chance (accidental occurrence), accident, coincidence

   صُدْفَةً‎ ― ṣudfatan ― by chance, accidentally

   بِصُدْفَة‎ ― bi-ṣudfa ― by chance, accidentally

2. chance meeting

Declension

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “صدفة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979), “صدفة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4

Etymology 2

Noun

صَدَفَة • ‎(ṣadafa) f ‎(singulative, collective صَدَف ‎(ṣadaf), plural أَصْدَاف ‎(ʾaṣdāf))

1. shell, seashell
2. pearl oyster
3. shell-like cavity
4. cavity of the ear

Declension

References

• “صدفة” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “صدفة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen