كاف

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ك ف ي (k-f-y)

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaː.fin/

Adjective

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

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
Dual	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

IPA^(key): /kaːf/

Noun

كَاف • (kāf) f (plural كَافَات (kāfāt))

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
Singular	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
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

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كَهْف (kahf).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaːf/

Noun

كاف • (kāf) m (plural كيفان (kīfān))

cave
Synonyms: كهف (kahf), غار (ḡār)

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