ك

ك U+0643, ك ARABIC LETTER KAF ← ق Arabic ل →

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

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.

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).

• ڪ (k)

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).

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

كَـ • (ka-)

1. like, as (followed by a genitive case)

   زَيْدٌ كَـٱلْأَسَدِ.

   zaydun ka--l-ʔasadi.

   Zayd is like the lion.

• مِثْلَ (miṯla)

• كَذَا (kaḏā)
• هَٰكَذَا (hākaḏā)
• كَهَٰذَا (kahāḏā)
• كَذَٰلِكَ (kaḏālika)
• كَمَا (kamā)
• كَمَنْ (kaman)
• كَأَنَّ (kaʔanna)
• كَأَنَّمَا (kaʔannamā)

• كَمَثَلِ (kamaṯali)

Cognate with Hebrew ־ך (-ḵ).

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)

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)

• (Arabic script letters) ا (ʔalif), ب (bāʔ), ت (tāʔ), ث (ṯāʔ), ج (jīm), ح (ḥāʔ), خ (ḵāʔ), د (dāl), ذ (ḏāl), ر (rāʔ), ز (zāy), س (sīn), ش (šīn), ص (ṣād), ض (ḍād), ط (ṭāʔ), ظ (ẓāʔ), ع (ʕayn), غ (ḡayn), ف (fāʔ), ق (qāf), ك (kāf), ل (lām), م (mīm), ن (nūn), ه (hāʔ), و (wāw), ي (yāʔ)
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From Proto-Bulgar *kü. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

كُ (kü)

1. (Volga Bulgar) this

• Chuvash: ку (ku)

• Unpublished Volga Bulgarian inscriptions A. H. Khalikov and J. G. Muhametshin, page 123

ك • (-ak, -k) m

1. masculine singular bound object pronoun: you, your

   ازيك (to a male) ― izzáyyak ― How are you?

   بيك ― bīk ― to you

ك • (-ik, -ki) f

1. feminine singular bound object pronoun: you, your

   ازيك (to a female) ― izzáyyik ― How are you?

   بيكي ― bīki ― to you

• بتاع (bitā́ʕ)

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /kæf/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /k/

ك • (k)

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

• Previous letter: ق
• Next letter: گ
• (Arabic script letters) ا, ب, پ, ت, ج, چ, ح, د, ر, ز, س, ش, ع, ف, ق, ك, گ, ڭ, ل, م, ن, ە, ھ, و, ۇ, ۋ, ۆ, ى, ي.

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /kaf/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /k/

ك (kāf)

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

• Previous letter: ڨ
• Next letter: گ

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ك / ك‍ـ / ـ‍ك‍ـ / ‍ـك

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

• (Arabic script letters) ا,‎ ب,‎ ت,‎ ة,‎ ث,‎ ج,‎ چ,‎ ح,‎ خ,‎ د,‎ ذ,‎ ر,‎ ز,‎ س,‎ ش,‎ ص,‎ ض,‎ ط,‎ ظ,‎ ع,‎ غ,‎ ڠ,‎ ف,‎ ڤ,‎ ق,‎ ک,‎ ݢ,‎ ل,‎ م,‎ ن,‎ و,‎ ۏ,‎ ه,‎ ء,‎ ي,‎ ى,‎ ڽ

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

From Arabic ـكَ (-ka).

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

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

From Arabic ـكِ (-ki).

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

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

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

From Arabic كَـ (ka-).

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”)

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ke/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /k/

ك • (ke)

1. The eighteenth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.

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

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /kí/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /k/

ك (k)

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

• Previous letter: ج
• Next letter: ل