كتف

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Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-West Semitic *katip- f.

Pronunciation

Noun

كَتِف or كِتْف (katif or kitff (plural أَكْتَاف (ʔaktāf) or كُتُوف (kutūf)) (countable)

  1. (anatomy, Modern Standard Arabic) the shoulder
    1. the area between the shoulder joint and the base of the neck; the shoulder girdle
      Synonym: كَاهِل (kāhil, the shoulder girdle)
    2. the shoulder joint
      Synonym: مَنْكِب (mankib)
  2. (anatomy, now rare) either of the two large bones in the upper back that connect with the humerus and the collarbone, the shoulder blade
    Synonym: لَوْح الكَتِف (lawḥ al-katif)

Declension

Descendants

  • Maltese: kitf

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ك ت ف
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic كِتْف (kitf).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /katf/, /ktaf/
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Noun

كَتف or كْتَف (katf or ktafm (plural كتاف (ktāf))

  1. shoulder

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كِتْف (kitf).

Pronunciation

Noun

كتف (kitfm (plural كتاف (ktāf))

  1. shoulder