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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
Ultimately derived from Phoenician 𐤊 (k, literally “palm”); compare Arabic كَاف (kāf), Hebrew כָּף (kaf) and Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa). Doublet of ܟܲܦܵܐ (kappā).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܟܵܦ • (kāp) f
- kaph (the eleventh letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)
Coordinate terms
- (symbol) ܟ
- (Assyrian letter names) ܐܵܠܲܦ (ālap), ܒܹܝܬ݂ (bēṯ), ܓܵܡܲܠ (gāmal), ܕܵܠܲܬ݂ (dālaṯ), ܗܹܐ (hē), ܘܲܘ (waw), ܙܹܝܢ (zēn), ܚܹܝܬ݂ (ḥēṯ), ܛܹܝܬ݂ (ṭēṯ), ܝܘܿܕ݂ (yōḏ), ܟܲܦ (kap), ܠܵܡܲܕ݂ (lāmaḏ), ܡܝܼܡ (mīm), ܢܘܼܢ (nūn), ܣܸܡܟܲܬ݂ (simkaṯ), ܥܹܐ (ˁē), ܦܹܐ (pē), ܨܵܕ݂ܹܐ (ṣāḏē), ܩܘܿܦ (qōp), ܪܹܝܫ (rēš), ܫܝܼܢ (šīn), ܬܲܘ (taw), (Category: aii:Syriac letter names)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
ܟܲܦ • (kap) f (plural ܟܲܦܲܝ̈ (kappay))
- construct state singular of ܟܲܦܵܐ (kappā, “palm”)