کیف

See also: كيف

Persian

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? kīf
Dari reading? kīf
Iranian reading? kif
Tajik reading? kif

Noun

کیف • (kif) (plural کیف‌ها (kif-hâ))

  1. bag
Derived terms
  • کیفی (kifi)
Descendants
  • Azerbaijani: kif

Etymology 2

From Arabic كَيْف (kayf).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? kayf
Dari reading? kayf
Iranian reading? keyf
Tajik reading? kayf

Noun

کیف • (keyf)

  1. pleasure
Derived terms
Descendants

Alternative forms

  • کییف (kiyef)
  • کی‌یف (ki-yef)

Pronunciation

Readings
Iranian reading? kiyef

Proper noun

کِیِف • (kiyef)

  1. Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Ки́ев (Kíjev), perhaps through English Kiev, or another language.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

کِیف • (kīf) m (Hindi spelling कीव)

  1. Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine)
    • 2017 December 6, “کیف کے حالات دوسری جنگِ عظیم جیسے ہوگئے ہیں، یوکرینی وزیر خارجہ [Kyiv's situation has become similar to the situation of World War 2, minister of external affairs]”, in Jang:
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