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ك¹

  • /kaːf/ letter, name
  • /kɑːf/ Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic
  • /k/ phoneme

Where it comes from

From the Nabataean letter 𐢏 (k, “kaph”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤊 (k, “kāp”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓂧. See also Classical Syriac ܟ (k, “kāp”), Hebrew כ (k, “kap”), Ancient Greek Κ (K), Latin K.

letter كـ · ـكـ · ـك · kāf

  1. letter The twenty-second letter of the Arabic alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by ق (q) and followed by ل (l).

ك²

  • /kaːf/ letter, name
  • /kɑːf/ Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic
  • /k/ phoneme

symbol كـ · ـكـ · ـك · kāf

  1. The eleventh numeral symbol of the Arabic alphabet (traditional abjad order, used for list numbering), written in the Arabic script; preceded by ى and followed by ل (l).

ك³

  • /kaːf/ letter, name
  • /kɑːf/ Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic
  • /k/ phoneme

Where it comes from

Cognate with Hebrew כ־ (k^ə) and Ugaritic 𐎋 (k).

preposition كَـ · ka-

  1. like, as (followed by a genitive case) زَيْدٌ كَـٱلْأَسَدِ.

    Similar: مِثْلَ

ك⁴

  • /kaːf/ letter, name
  • /kɑːf/ Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic
  • /k/ phoneme

Where it comes from

Cognate with Hebrew ־ך (-ḵ).

pronoun ـكَ

  1. ka, enclitic masculine singular bound object pronoun: you, your لَكَ

pronoun ـكِ · -ki

  1. enclitic feminine singular bound object pronoun: you, your بِكِ

In English

  • your belonging to you (singular; one owner)
  • you object pronoun: the person being addressed
  • thee Objective case of 'thou'
  • as to such an extent or degree
  • thy possessive determiner
  • like similar to
  • -like having some of the characteristics of (used to form adjectives from nouns)

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ك},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}