كاف

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ك ف ي (k f y)
5 terms

Derived from the active participle of كَفَى (kafā, to be enough).

Pronunciation

Adjective

كَافٍ (kāfin) (construct state كَافِي (kāfī), masculine plural كَافُونَ (kāfūna) or كُفَاة (kufāh), feminine plural كَافِيَات (kāfiyāt) or كَوَافٍ (kawāfin))

  1. enough, sufficient
  2. suitable, fit
  3. capable, efficient
Declension
Declension of adjective كَافٍ (kāfin)
singular masculine feminine
singular triptote in ـٍ (-in) singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal كَافِي
kāfī
الْكَافِي
al-kāfī
كَافِيَة
kāfiya
الْكَافِيَة
al-kāfiya
nominative كَافٍ
kāfin
الْكَافِي
al-kāfī
كَافِيَةٌ
kāfiyatun
الْكَافِيَةُ
al-kāfiyatu
accusative كَافِيًا
kāfiyan
الْكَافِيَ
al-kāfiya
كَافِيَةً
kāfiyatan
الْكَافِيَةَ
al-kāfiyata
genitive كَافٍ
kāfin
الْكَافِي
al-kāfī
كَافِيَةٍ
kāfiyatin
الْكَافِيَةِ
al-kāfiyati
dual masculine feminine
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal كَافِيَيْن
kāfiyayn
الْكَافِيَيْن
al-kāfiyayn
كَافِيَتَيْن
kāfiyatayn
الْكَافِيَتَيْن
al-kāfiyatayn
nominative كَافِيَانِ
kāfiyāni
الْكَافِيَانِ
al-kāfiyāni
كَافِيَتَانِ
kāfiyatāni
الْكَافِيَتَانِ
al-kāfiyatāni
accusative كَافِيَيْنِ
kāfiyayni
الْكَافِيَيْنِ
al-kāfiyayni
كَافِيَتَيْنِ
kāfiyatayni
الْكَافِيَتَيْنِ
al-kāfiyatayni
genitive كَافِيَيْنِ
kāfiyayni
الْكَافِيَيْنِ
al-kāfiyayni
كَافِيَتَيْنِ
kāfiyatayni
الْكَافِيَتَيْنِ
al-kāfiyatayni
plural masculine feminine
broken plural triptote in ـَاة (-āh)‎;
sound masculine plural
sound feminine plural‎;
broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in)
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal كُفَاة‎; كَافِين
kufāt‎; kāfīn
الْكُفَاة‎; الْكَافِين
al-kufāt‎; al-kāfīn
كَافِيَات‎; كَوَافِي
kāfiyāt‎; kawāfī
الْكَافِيَات‎; الْكَوَافِي
al-kāfiyāt‎; al-kawāfī
nominative كُفَاةٌ‎; كَافُونَ
kufātun‎; kāfūna
الْكُفَاةُ‎; الْكَافُونَ
al-kufātu‎; al-kāfūna
كَافِيَاتٌ‎; كَوَافٍ
kāfiyātun‎; kawāfin
الْكَافِيَاتُ‎; الْكَوَافِي
al-kāfiyātu‎; al-kawāfī
accusative كُفَاةً‎; كَافِينَ
kufātan‎; kāfīna
الْكُفَاةَ‎; الْكَافِينَ
al-kufāta‎; al-kāfīna
كَافِيَاتٍ‎; كَوَافِيَ
kāfiyātin‎; kawāfiya
الْكَافِيَاتِ‎; الْكَوَافِيَ
al-kāfiyāti‎; al-kawāfiya
genitive كُفَاةٍ‎; كَافِينَ
kufātin‎; kāfīna
الْكُفَاةِ‎; الْكَافِينَ
al-kufāti‎; al-kāfīna
كَافِيَاتٍ‎; كَوَافٍ
kāfiyātin‎; kawāfin
الْكَافِيَاتِ‎; الْكَوَافِي
al-kāfiyāti‎; al-kawāfī

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

Noun

كَاف (kāff (plural كَافَات (kāfāt))

  1. Name of the 22nd letter of the Arabic alphabet (ك (k)), representing the sound /k/.
Declension
Declension of noun كَاف (kāf)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal كَاف
kāf
الْكَاف
al-kāf
كَاف
kāf
nominative كَافٌ
kāfun
الْكَافُ
al-kāfu
كَافُ
kāfu
accusative كَافًا
kāfan
الْكَافَ
al-kāfa
كَافَ
kāfa
genitive كَافٍ
kāfin
الْكَافِ
al-kāfi
كَافِ
kāfi
dual indefinite definite construct
informal كَافَيْن
kāfayn
الْكَافَيْن
al-kāfayn
كَافَيْ
kāfay
nominative كَافَانِ
kāfāni
الْكَافَانِ
al-kāfāni
كَافَا
kāfā
accusative كَافَيْنِ
kāfayni
الْكَافَيْنِ
al-kāfayni
كَافَيْ
kāfay
genitive كَافَيْنِ
kāfayni
الْكَافَيْنِ
al-kāfayni
كَافَيْ
kāfay
plural sound feminine plural
indefinite definite construct
informal كَافَات
kāfāt
الْكَافَات
al-kāfāt
كَافَات
kāfāt
nominative كَافَاتٌ
kāfātun
الْكَافَاتُ
al-kāfātu
كَافَاتُ
kāfātu
accusative كَافَاتٍ
kāfātin
الْكَافَاتِ
al-kāfāti
كَافَاتِ
kāfāti
genitive كَافَاتٍ
kāfātin
الْكَافَاتِ
al-kāfāti
كَافَاتِ
kāfāti
Descendants
  • Azerbaijani: kaf
  • Classical Persian: کَاف (kāf)
  • Ottoman Turkish: كاف (kâf)
    • > Turkish: kef (inherited)
  • Uzbek: kof

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كَهْف (kahf).

Pronunciation

Noun

كاف (kāfm (plural كيفان (kīfān))

  1. cave
    Synonyms: كهف (kahf), غار (ḡār)