كف

See also: کف

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ك ف ف (k-f-f)

Verb

كَفَّ • (kaffa) I, non-past يَكُفُّ‎ (yakuffu)

(intransitive, constructed with عَن (ʕan)) to desist or to cease
(transitive) to hem, to skirt
(intransitive, constructed with مِنْْ (min)) to curb, to contain, to constrict
(transitive, constructed with ْعَن (ʕan)) to hinder, to keep somebody off from something
- وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى كَفَّ أَيْدِيَهُمْ عَنكُمْ وَأَيْدِيَكُمْ عَنْهُم بِبَطْنِ مَكَّةَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ أَنْ أَظْفَرَكُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرًاhttps://quran.com/48:24
  And it is He who withheld their hands from you and your hands from them within Makkah after He caused you to overcome them. And ever is Allāh, of what you do, Seeing.

Conjugation

Conjugation of

كَفَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal noun كَفّ)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					كَفّ kaff
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					كَافّ kāff
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَكْفُوف makfūf
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	كَفَفْتُ kafaftu	كَفَفْتَ kafafta	كَفَّ kaffa	كَفَفْتُمَا kafaftumā	كَفَّا kaffā	كَفَفْنَا kafafnā	كَفَفْتُمْ kafaftum	كَفُّوا kaffū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	كَفَفْتُ kafaftu	كَفَفْتِ kafafti	كَفَّتْ kaffat	كَفَفْتُمَا kafaftumā	كَفَّتَا kaffatā	كَفَفْنَا kafafnā	كَفَفْتُنَّ kafaftunna	كَفَفْنَ kafafna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَكُفُّ ʔakuffu	تَكُفُّ takuffu	يَكُفُّ yakuffu	تَكُفَّانِ takuffāni	يَكُفَّانِ yakuffāni	نَكُفُّ nakuffu	تَكُفُّونَ takuffūna	يَكُفُّونَ yakuffūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَكُفُّ ʔakuffu	تَكُفِّينَ takuffīna	تَكُفُّ takuffu	تَكُفَّانِ takuffāni	تَكُفَّانِ takuffāni	نَكُفُّ nakuffu	تَكْفُفْنَ takfufna	يَكْفُفْنَ yakfufna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَكُفَّ ʔakuffa	تَكُفَّ takuffa	يَكُفَّ yakuffa	تَكُفَّا takuffā	يَكُفَّا yakuffā	نَكُفَّ nakuffa	تَكُفُّوا takuffū	يَكُفُّوا yakuffū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَكُفَّ ʔakuffa	تَكُفِّي takuffī	تَكُفَّ takuffa	تَكُفَّا takuffā	تَكُفَّا takuffā	نَكُفَّ nakuffa	تَكْفُفْنَ takfufna	يَكْفُفْنَ yakfufna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَكُفَّ or أَكُفِّ or أَكْفُفْ ʔakuffa or ʔakuffi or ʔakfuf	تَكُفَّ or تَكُفِّ or تَكْفُفْ takuffa or takuffi or takfuf	يَكُفَّ or يَكُفِّ or يَكْفُفْ yakuffa or yakuffi or yakfuf	تَكُفَّا takuffā	يَكُفَّا yakuffā	نَكُفَّ or نَكُفِّ or نَكْفُفْ nakuffa or nakuffi or nakfuf	تَكُفُّوا takuffū	يَكُفُّوا yakuffū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f		تَكُفِّي takuffī	تَكُفَّ or تَكُفِّ or تَكْفُفْ takuffa or takuffi or takfuf	تَكُفَّا takuffā	تَكُفَّا takuffā		تَكْفُفْنَ takfufna	يَكْفُفْنَ yakfufna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		كُفَّ or كُفِّ or اُكْفُفْ kuffa or kuffi or ukfuf		كُفَّا kuffā			كُفُّوا kuffū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		كُفِّي kuffī		كُفَّا kuffā			اُكْفُفْنَ ukfufna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	كُفِفْتُ kufiftu	كُفِفْتَ kufifta	كُفَّ kuffa	كُفِفْتُمَا kufiftumā	كُفَّا kuffā	كُفِفْنَا kufifnā	كُفِفْتُمْ kufiftum	كُفُّوا kuffū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	كُفِفْتُ kufiftu	كُفِفْتِ kufifti	كُفَّتْ kuffat	كُفِفْتُمَا kufiftumā	كُفَّتَا kuffatā	كُفِفْنَا kufifnā	كُفِفْتُنَّ kufiftunna	كُفِفْنَ kufifna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُكَفُّ ʔukaffu	تُكَفُّ tukaffu	يُكَفُّ yukaffu	تُكَفَّانِ tukaffāni	يُكَفَّانِ yukaffāni	نُكَفُّ nukaffu	تُكَفُّونَ tukaffūna	يُكَفُّونَ yukaffūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُكَفُّ ʔukaffu	تُكَفِّينَ tukaffīna	تُكَفُّ tukaffu	تُكَفَّانِ tukaffāni	تُكَفَّانِ tukaffāni	نُكَفُّ nukaffu	تُكْفَفْنَ tukfafna	يُكْفَفْنَ yukfafna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُكَفَّ ʔukaffa	تُكَفَّ tukaffa	يُكَفَّ yukaffa	تُكَفَّا tukaffā	يُكَفَّا yukaffā	نُكَفَّ nukaffa	تُكَفُّوا tukaffū	يُكَفُّوا yukaffū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُكَفَّ ʔukaffa	تُكَفِّي tukaffī	تُكَفَّ tukaffa	تُكَفَّا tukaffā	تُكَفَّا tukaffā	نُكَفَّ nukaffa	تُكْفَفْنَ tukfafna	يُكْفَفْنَ yukfafna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُكَفَّ or أُكَفِّ or أُكْفَفْ ʔukaffa or ʔukaffi or ʔukfaf	تُكَفَّ or تُكَفِّ or تُكْفَفْ tukaffa or tukaffi or tukfaf	يُكَفَّ or يُكَفِّ or يُكْفَفْ yukaffa or yukaffi or yukfaf	تُكَفَّا tukaffā	يُكَفَّا yukaffā	نُكَفَّ or نُكَفِّ or نُكْفَفْ nukaffa or nukaffi or nukfaf	تُكَفُّوا tukaffū	يُكَفُّوا yukaffū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f		تُكَفِّي tukaffī	تُكَفَّ or تُكَفِّ or تُكْفَفْ tukaffa or tukaffi or tukfaf	تُكَفَّا tukaffā	تُكَفَّا tukaffā		تُكْفَفْنَ tukfafna	يُكْفَفْنَ yukfafna

Etymology 2

Root
ك ف ف (k-f-f)

From Proto-Semitic *kapp-. Cognate with Hebrew כף (kaf).

Noun

كَفّ • (kaff) f (dual كَفَّانِ (kaffāni), plural كُفُوف (kufūf) or أَكُفّ (ʔakuff))

palm of the hand, the inner surface of the hand from wrist to finger tips
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 18:42:
  وَأُحِيطَ بِثَمَرِهِ فَأَصْبَحَ يُقَلِّبُ كَفَّيْهِ عَلَىٰ مَا أَنفَقَ فِيهَا وَهِيَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا وَيَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي لَمْ أُشْرِكْ بِرَبِّي أَحَدًا
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
paw, foot, claw
handful
Synonym: حَفْنة (ḥafna)
scale (balance)
glove
quire
bar (of candy)

Declension

Declension of noun كَفّ (kaff)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَفّ kaff	الْكَفّ al-kaff	كَفّ kaff
Nominative	كَفٌّ kaffun	الْكَفُّ al-kaffu	كَفُّ kaffu
Accusative	كَفًّا kaffan	الْكَفَّ al-kaffa	كَفَّ kaffa
Genitive	كَفٍّ kaffin	الْكَفِّ al-kaffi	كَفِّ kaffi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَفَّيْن kaffayn	الْكَفَّيْن al-kaffayn	كَفَّيْ kaffay
Nominative	كَفَّانِ kaffāni	الْكَفَّانِ al-kaffāni	كَفَّا kaffā
Accusative	كَفَّيْنِ kaffayni	الْكَفَّيْنِ al-kaffayni	كَفَّيْ kaffay
Genitive	كَفَّيْنِ kaffayni	الْكَفَّيْنِ al-kaffayni	كَفَّيْ kaffay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كُفُوف‎; أَكُفّ kufūf‎; ʔakuff	الْكُفُوف‎; الْأَكُفّ al-kufūf‎; al-ʔakuff	كُفُوف‎; أَكُفّ kufūf‎; ʔakuff
Nominative	كُفُوفٌ‎; أَكُفٌّ kufūfun‎; ʔakuffun	الْكُفُوفُ‎; الْأَكُفُّ al-kufūfu‎; al-ʔakuffu	كُفُوفُ‎; أَكُفُّ kufūfu‎; ʔakuffu
Accusative	كُفُوفًا‎; أَكُفًّا kufūfan‎; ʔakuffan	الْكُفُوفَ‎; الْأَكُفَّ al-kufūfa‎; al-ʔakuffa	كُفُوفَ‎; أَكُفَّ kufūfa‎; ʔakuffa
Genitive	كُفُوفٍ‎; أَكُفٍّ kufūfin‎; ʔakuffin	الْكُفُوفِ‎; الْأَكُفِّ al-kufūfi‎; al-ʔakuffi	كُفُوفِ‎; أَكُفِّ kufūfi‎; ʔakuffi

Descendants

Gulf Arabic: چَف (/t͡ʃɐf/)
Maltese: keff
→ Persian: کف

Noun

كَفّ • (kaff) m

verbal noun of كَفَّ (kaffa) (form I) – abstaining, abstention, cessation, desistance, discontinuation, refraining, stoppage, suspension

Declension

Declension of noun كَفّ (kaff)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَفّ kaff	الْكَفّ al-kaff	كَفّ kaff
Nominative	كَفٌّ kaffun	الْكَفُّ al-kaffu	كَفُّ kaffu
Accusative	كَفًّا kaffan	الْكَفَّ al-kaffa	كَفَّ kaffa
Genitive	كَفٍّ kaffin	الْكَفِّ al-kaffi	كَفِّ kaffi

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ك ف ف
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic كَفّ (kaff), from Proto-Semitic *kapp-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaff/,

Noun

كف • (kaff) m (dual كَفِّين (kaffēn), plural كُفوف (kufūf))

palm of the hand
thwack, slap
scale (balance)

Derived terms

أَعْطى كَف (ʔaʕṭa kaff, “to slap”, verb)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian (kaf, “foam, froth”).

Noun

كف • (kef)

froth, foam, scum, lather
Synonym: كوپوك (köpük)

Derived terms

كف دریا (kef darya, “pumice stone”)

Descendants

Turkish: kef
→ Armenian: քեֆ (kʻef)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic كَفّ (kaff, “palm of the hand, hand, paw”).

Noun

كف • (kef) (plural اكف)

hand, the part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist
Synonyms: ال (el), دست (dest), ید (yed)
palm of the hand, the inner and concave part of the hand
Synonyms: آوج (avuc), آیا (aya)
paw, the soft foot of a mammal, generally a quadruped
Synonym: پنچه (pençe)

Descendants

Turkish: kef

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic كَفّ (kaff, “abstention”).

Noun

كف • (kef)

waiver, desistance, withdrawal, an act of withdrawing
(prosody) drop of the last consonant of the feet

Descendants

Turkish: kef

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ك ف ف
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic كَفّ (kaff).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaff/,
Audio (Ramallah) (file)

Noun

كفّ • (kaff) m (plural كفوف (kfūf))

palm (of the hand)
Synonym: كفة (kaffe)
sole (of the foot)
Synonym: كفة (kaffe)
glove
slap (in the face)

كف

Contents

Arabic

Etymology 1

Verb

Conjugation

Etymology 2

Noun

Declension

Descendants

Noun

Declension

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Noun

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Etymology 2

Noun

Descendants

Further reading

Etymology 3

Noun

Descendants

Further reading

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

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