kaf

English

Noun

kaf (plural kafs)

  1. The twenty-second letter of the Arabic alphabet. ك (k)
  2. Alternative spelling of kaph

See also
  • (letter of the Arabic alphabet) Previous: ق (q). Next: ل (l)

Anagrams

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɑf/
  • audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑf

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch caf, from Old Dutch *kaf, from Proto-Germanic *kafą.

Cognate German Kaff, English chaff, West Frisian tsjêf.

Noun

kaf n (uncountable)

  1. chaff
Descendants
  • → Caribbean Javanese: kaf

Etymology 2

From Hebrew כָּף (kaf). Doublet of kappa.

Noun

kaf m (plural kafs, diminutive kafje n)

  1. kaph (Semitic letter)

Further reading

Finnish

Etymology

From Phoenician [Term?].

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑf/, [ˈkɑ̝f]
  • Rhymes: -ɑf
  • Syllabification(key): kaf

Noun

kaf

  1. kaph, kaf (eleventh letter of the Hebrew and Phoenician scripts and the Northwest Semitic abjad, twenty-second letter of the Arabic script)

Declension
Inflection of kaf (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative kaf kafit
genitive kafin kafien
partitive kafia kafeja
illative kafiin kafeihin
singular plural
nominative kaf kafit
accusative nom. kaf kafit
gen. kafin
genitive kafin kafien
partitive kafia kafeja
inessive kafissa kafeissa
elative kafista kafeista
illative kafiin kafeihin
adessive kafilla kafeilla
ablative kafilta kafeilta
allative kafille kafeille
essive kafina kafeina
translative kafiksi kafeiksi
abessive kafitta kafeitta
instructive — kafein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kaf (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kafini kafini
accusative nom. kafini kafini
gen. kafini
genitive kafini kafieni
partitive kafiani kafejani
inessive kafissani kafeissani
elative kafistani kafeistani
illative kafiini kafeihini
adessive kafillani kafeillani
ablative kafiltani kafeiltani
allative kafilleni kafeilleni
essive kafinani kafeinani
translative kafikseni kafeikseni
abessive kafittani kafeittani
instructive — —
comitative — kafeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kafisi kafisi
accusative nom. kafisi kafisi
gen. kafisi
genitive kafisi kafiesi
partitive kafiasi kafejasi
inessive kafissasi kafeissasi
elative kafistasi kafeistasi
illative kafiisi kafeihisi
adessive kafillasi kafeillasi
ablative kafiltasi kafeiltasi
allative kafillesi kafeillesi
essive kafinasi kafeinasi
translative kafiksesi kafeiksesi
abessive kafittasi kafeittasi
instructive — —
comitative — kafeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kafimme kafimme
accusative nom. kafimme kafimme
gen. kafimme
genitive kafimme kafiemme
partitive kafiamme kafejamme
inessive kafissamme kafeissamme
elative kafistamme kafeistamme
illative kafiimme kafeihimme
adessive kafillamme kafeillamme
ablative kafiltamme kafeiltamme
allative kafillemme kafeillemme
essive kafinamme kafeinamme
translative kafiksemme kafeiksemme
abessive kafittamme kafeittamme
instructive — —
comitative — kafeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kafinne kafinne
accusative nom. kafinne kafinne
gen. kafinne
genitive kafinne kafienne
partitive kafianne kafejanne
inessive kafissanne kafeissanne
elative kafistanne kafeistanne
illative kafiinne kafeihinne
adessive kafillanne kafeillanne
ablative kafiltanne kafeiltanne
allative kafillenne kafeillenne
essive kafinanne kafeinanne
translative kafiksenne kafeiksenne
abessive kafittanne kafeittanne
instructive — —
comitative — kafeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kafinsa kafinsa
accusative nom. kafinsa kafinsa
gen. kafinsa
genitive kafinsa kafiensa
partitive kafiaan
kafiansa		 kafejaan
kafejansa
inessive kafissaan
kafissansa		 kafeissaan
kafeissansa
elative kafistaan
kafistansa		 kafeistaan
kafeistansa
illative kafiinsa kafeihinsa
adessive kafillaan
kafillansa		 kafeillaan
kafeillansa
ablative kafiltaan
kafiltansa		 kafeiltaan
kafeiltansa
allative kafilleen
kafillensa		 kafeilleen
kafeillensa
essive kafinaan
kafinansa		 kafeinaan
kafeinansa
translative kafikseen
kafiksensa		 kafeikseen
kafeiksensa
abessive kafittaan
kafittansa		 kafeittaan
kafeittansa
instructive — —
comitative — kafeineen
kafeinensa

Synonyms
  • (Arabic kaf): kāf

Hausa

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /káp/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [káp]

Ideophone

kaf

  1. stealing everything

Icelandic

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰaːv/
  • Rhymes: -aːv

Noun

kaf n (genitive singular kafs, no plural)

  1. the state of being submerged, immersed; submersion, immersion

Declension
declension of kaf
n-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative kaf kafið
accusative kaf kafið
dative kafi kafinu
genitive kafs kafsins

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Arabic ك (k, “kaf”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaf/
  • Hyphenation: kaf

Noun

kaf

  1. The twenty-second letter of the Arabic alphabet. ك (k)

Etymology 2

From Dutch kaft (“book cover”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaf/
  • Hyphenation: kaf

Noun

kaf

  1. cover (book)
    Synonym: sampul

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Hebrew כַּף (kap̄).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkaf/
  • Rhymes: -af
  • Hyphenation: kàf

Noun

kaf m or f (invariable)

  1. kaph, specifically:
    1. the name of the Phoenician-script letter 𐤊
    2. the name of the Hebrew-script letter כ

See also

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaːf/

Verb

kaf

  1. past participle of kafen
  2. second-person singular imperative of kafen

Middle English

Noun

kaf

  1. Alternative form of chaf

Turkish

Noun

kaf

  1. Letter of the Arabic alphabet: ق

Volapük

Noun

kaf (nominative plural kafs)

  1. coffee

Declension
declension of kaf
singular plural
nominative kaf kafs
genitive kafa kafas
dative kafe kafes
accusative kafi kafis
vocative 1 o kaf! o kafs!
predicative 2 kafu kafus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
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