שָׂפָה
Meanings
Feminine noun
1. lip (fleshy protrusion framing the mouth) (anatomy)
2. lip (rim of an open container) (figuratively)
3. language (body of words used as a form of communication) (metonymic)
4. language, speech (choice of words, manner of speech) (uncountable)
Pronunciation
safá
Examples510
אַתְּ דוברת אֵת הַשָּׂפָה שֶׁלִּי?
Do you speak my language?
אויגורית הִיא שָׂפָה טוּרְקִית.
Uyghur is a Turkic language.
לָטִינִית הִיא שָׂפָה נצחית.
Latin is an eternal language.
הַשָּׂפָה הַלָּטִינִית הִיא נצחית.
The Latin language is eternal.
לשְׁוֶדְיָה יֵשׁ שָׂפָה מִשֶּׁלָּהּ.
Sweden has a language of its own.
יֵשׁ לִי שְׂפָתַיִם בקועות.
I have chapped lips.