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See also: ک , گ , ک-, ڪ , and 𞹪

ك U+0643, ك
ARABIC LETTER KAF
← ق
 		Arabic ل →
ﻙ U+FED9, ﻙ
ARABIC LETTER KAF ISOLATED FORM
← ﻘ
 		Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻚ →
ﻚ U+FEDA, ﻚ
ARABIC LETTER KAF FINAL FORM
← ﻙ
 		Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻛ →
ﻛ U+FEDB, ﻛ
ARABIC LETTER KAF INITIAL FORM
← ﻚ
 		Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻜ →
ﻜ U+FEDC, ﻜ
ARABIC LETTER KAF MEDIAL FORM
← ﻛ
 		Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﻝ →

Arabic

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /kaːf/
  • (Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic) (letter name): IPA(key): /kɑːf/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /k/

Etymology 1

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.

Letter

ك / كـ‍ / ـ‍ك‍ـ / ـ‍ك • (kāf)

  1. The twenty-second letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ق (q) and followed by ل (l).
See also

Etymology 2

Symbol

ك / كـ‍ / ـ‍ك‍ـ / ـ‍ك • (kāf)

  1. The eleventh letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ى and followed by ل (l).

Etymology 3

Cognate with Hebrew כ- (kə) and Ugaritic 𐎋 (k).

Preposition

كَـ • (ka-)

  1. like, as (followed by a genitive case)
    زَيْدٌ كَـٱلْأَسَدِ.
    zaydun ka--l-ʔasadi.
    Zayd is like the lion.
Synonyms
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 4

Cognate with Hebrew ־ך (-ḵ).

Pronoun

ـكَ • (-ka) m sg (enclitic form of أَنْتَ (ʔanta))

  1. masculine singular bound object pronoun: you, your
    لَكَ ― laka ― to you, for you
    بَيْتُكَ ― baytuka ― your (m) house)
    أُحِبُّكَ ― ʔuḥibbuka ― I love you (to a male)

Pronoun

ـكِ • (-ki) f sg (enclitic form of أَنْتِ (ʔanti))

  1. feminine singular bound object pronoun: you, your
    بِكِ (biki, “to you”)
    بَيْتُكِ ― baytuki ― your (f) house)
    أُحِبُّكِ ― ʔuḥibbuki ― I love you (to a female)

See also

Arabic personal pronouns
Isolated nominative pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person أَنَا (ʔanā) نَحْنُ (naḥnu)
2nd person m أَنْتَ (ʔanta) أَنْتُمَا (ʔantumā) أَنْتُمْ (ʔantum)
f أَنْتِ (ʔanti) أَنْتُنَّ (ʔantunna)
3rd person m هُوَ (huwa) هُمَا (humā) هُمْ (hum), هُمُ (humu)1
f هِيَ (hiya) هُنَّ (hunna)
Isolated accusative pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person إِيَّايَ (ʔiyyāya) إِيَّانَا (ʔiyyānā)
2nd person m إِيَّاكَ (ʔiyyāka) إِيَّاكُمَا (ʔiyyākumā) إِيَّاكُم (ʔiyyākum)
f إِيَّاكِ (ʔiyyāki) إِيَّاكُنَّ (ʔiyyākunna)
3rd person m إِيَّاهُ (ʔiyyāhu) إِيَّاهُمَا (ʔiyyāhumā) إِيَّاهُمْ (ʔiyyāhum)
f إِيَّاهَا (ʔiyyāhā) إِيَّاهُنَّ (ʔiyyāhunna)
Enclitic accusative and genitive pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person ـنِي (-nī), ـنِيَ (-niya), ـي (-y), ـيَ (-ya)2 ـنَا (-nā)
2nd person m ـكَ (-ka) ـكُمَا (-kumā) ـكُم (-kum)
f ـكِ (-ki) ـكُنَّ (-kunna)
3rd person m ـهُ (-hu), ـهِ (-hi)3 ـهُمَا (-humā), ـهِمَا (-himā)3 ـهُم (-hum), ـهِم (-him)3
f ـهَا (-hā) ـهُنَّ (-hunna), ـهِنَّ (-hinna)3
1. هُمْ (hum) becomes هُمُ (humu) before the definite article الـ (al--).
2. Specifically, ـنِي (-nī, “me”) is attached to verbs, but ـِي (-ī) or ـيَ (-ya, “my”) is attached to nouns. In the latter case, ـيَ (-ya) is attached to nouns whose construct state ends in a long vowel or diphthong (e.g. in the sound masculine plural and the dual), while ـِي (-ī) is attached to nouns whose construct state ends in a short vowel, in which case that vowel is elided (e.g. in the sound feminine plural, as well as the singular and broken plural of most nouns). Furthermore, -ū of the masculine sound plural is assimilated to -ī before ـيَ (-ya) (presumably, -aw of masculine defective -an plurals is similarly assimilated to -ay). Prepositions use ـِي (-ī) or ـيَ (-ya), even though in this case it has the meaning of “me” rather than “my”. The sisters of inna can use either form (e.g. إِنَّنِي (ʔinnanī) or إِنِّي (ʔinnī)).
3. ـهِـ (-hi-) occurs after -i, -ī, or -ay, and ـهُـ (-hu-) elsewhere (after -a, -ā, -u, -ū, -aw).

Bulgar

Etymology

From Proto-Bulgar *kü. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronoun

كُ (kü)

  1. (Volga Bulgar) this

Descendants

  • Chuvash: ку (ku)

References

  • Unpublished Volga Bulgarian inscriptions A. H. Khalikov and J. G. Muhametshin, page 123

Egyptian Arabic

Pronoun

ك • (-ak, -k) m

  1. masculine singular bound object pronoun: you, your
    ازيك (to a male) ― izzáyyak ― How are you?
    بيك ― bīk ― to you

Pronoun

ك • (-ik, -ki) f

  1. feminine singular bound object pronoun: you, your
    ازيك (to a female) ― izzáyyik ― How are you?
    بيكي ― bīki ― to you

See also

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic ك
Cyrillic К, к
Latin K, k
Yañalif K, k

Pronunciation

Letter

ك • (k)

  1. The sixteenth letter of the Kazakh in Arabic Script. It represents the Cyrillic letter К.

Forms

Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ك ـك ـكـ كـ

See also

Khowar

Pronunciation

Letter

ك (kāf)

  1. The thirty-seventh letter of the Khowar abjad.

Forms

Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ك ـك ـكـ كـ

See also

  • Previous letter: ڨ
  • Next letter: گ

Malay

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Wikipedia ms

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Name of letter) IPA(key):
  • (Phoneme, Syllable initial) IPA(key): ,
  • (Phoneme, Syllable final) IPA(key):

Letter

ك / ك‍ـ / ـ‍ك‍ـ / ‍ـك

  1. Obsolete form of ک.
  2. Obsolete form of ڬ.

See also

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كَانَ (kāna, “to be”). Compare Jijel Algerian Arabic ك (ka-).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaː/
  • Usually unstressed and shortened to /ka/.

Particle

ك • (ka-)

  1. Used to prefix a non-past verb to mark the present tense.
    كناكل هاد الخبز
    kanākul hād el-ḵubz
    I am eating this bread
    كيقول ما بغى
    kayqūl ma bḡa
    He says what he wants.

North Levantine Arabic

Suffix

ـك or ك • (-ak after consonant or -k after vowel) m

  1. Enclitic form of إنت (ʔinta)
  2. you, your (masculine)

Suffix

ـك or ك • (-ik after consonant or -ki after vowel) f

  1. Enclitic form of إنتي (ʔinti)
  2. you, your (feminine)

Usage notes

  • When ـك is pronounced as “-ki”, it might be spelled as ـكي.

See also

North Levantine Arabic enclitic pronouns
Singular Plural
after consonant after vowel
1st person after verb ـني (-ni) ـنا (-na)
else ـِي (-i) ـي (-y)
2nd person m ـَك (-ak) ـك (-k) ـكُن (-kun)
f ـِك (-ek) ـكِ (-ki)
3rd person m ـُه (-o) ـه (-h) ـهُن (-(h/w/y)un)
f ـها (-(h/w/y)a)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic ـكَ (-ka).

Suffix

ـك • (-ak after consonant, -k after vowel) m

  2. Enclitic form of إنت (ʔinta)
  3. you, your (masculine)
See also
South Levantine Arabic enclitic pronouns
Singular Plural
after consonant after vowel
1st person after verb ـني (-ni) ـنا (-na)
else ـِي (-i) ـي (-y)
2nd person m ـَك (-ak) ـك (-k) ـكُم (-kom) / ـكو (-ku)
f ـِك (-ek) ـكي (-ki)
3rd person m ـُه (-o) ـه (-h) ـهُم (-hom)
f ـها (-ha)

Etymology 2

From Arabic ـكِ (-ki).

Suffix

ـك • (-ek after consonant, -ki after vowel) f

  2. Enclitic form of إنتي (ʔinti)
  3. you, your (feminine)
Usage notes
  • When ـك is pronounced as “-ki”, it might be spelled as ـكي.
See also
South Levantine Arabic enclitic pronouns
Singular Plural
after consonant after vowel
1st person after verb ـني (-ni) ـنا (-na)
else ـِي (-i) ـي (-y)
2nd person m ـَك (-ak) ـك (-k) ـكُم (-kom) / ـكو (-ku)
f ـِك (-ek) ـكي (-ki)
3rd person m ـُه (-o) ـه (-h) ـهُم (-hom)
f ـها (-ha)

Etymology 3

From Arabic كَـ (ka-).

Preposition

كـ • (ka-, k-)

  1. as (followed by a noun)
    Synonyms: زي (zayy), متل (mitl)
    كصحاب ― ka-ṣhāb ― as friends
    كالعادة ― k-il-ʕāde ― as usual (literally, “as the habit”)

Uyghur

Pronunciation

Letter

ك • (ke)

  1. The eighteenth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.

Forms

Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ك ـك ـكـ كـ

See also

  • Previous letter: ق (q)
  • Next letter: گ (g)

Yoruba

Pronunciation

Letter

ك (k)

  1. The twelfth letter of the Yoruba alphabet in the ajami script, equivalent to Latin script k.

Forms

Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ك ـك ـكـ كـ

See also

  • Previous letter: ج
  • Next letter: ل
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