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ك.

ka- · kāf

The twenty-second letter of the Arabic alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ق (q) and followed by ل (l).

1 characterالعربية language

Meaning & usage

characterkāf/kaːf/letter, name/kɑːf/Kuwaiti-Gulf-Arabic/k/phoneme
  1. The twenty-second letter of the Arabic alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ق (q) and followed by ل (l).

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Where this word comes from

From the Nabataean letter 𐢏 (k, “kaph”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤊 (k, “kāp”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓂧. See also Classical Syriac ܟ (k, “kāp”), Hebrew כ (k, “kap”), Ancient Greek Κ (K), Latin K.

prepka-/kaːf/letter, name/kɑːf/Kuwaiti-Gulf-Arabic/k/phoneme
  1. like, as (followed by a genitive case)

    زَيْدٌ كَـٱلْأَسَدِ.
Where this word comes from

Cognate with Hebrew כ־ (k^ə) and Ugaritic 𐎋 (k).

symbolkāf/kaːf/letter, name/kɑːf/Kuwaiti-Gulf-Arabic/k/phoneme
  1. The eleventh numeral symbol of the Arabic alphabet (traditional abjad order, used for list numbering), written in the Arabic script; preceded by ى and followed by ل (l).

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