كي
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كي¹
Where it comes from
From Proto-Semitic *kiyā, a deictic particle, related to *ka.
conjunction كَيْ · kay
preposition كَيْ · kay
- because of, for كَيْمَ؟
كي²
noun كَيّ · kayy · الْكَيّ · كَيٌّ
- verbal noun of كَوَى (kawā, “to sear; to iron; to sting”) (form I) يؤخذ طرخشقون مجفف وعدس ونورة أجزاء سواء ويسحق الجميع وينخل ويعجن بسمن بقري عتيق ثم يوضع منه على فتيلة ويدخل في الناصور نافع وربما نفع وربما نفع منه الكي بالنار.
كي³
Where it comes from
Ultimately Chinese 氣／气 (qì).
noun كِي · kī
- qi energy
كي⁴
Where it comes from
Compare Hebrew כִי (kī) in Job 39:27, occurring together with נֶשֶׁר (néšer, “eagle; vulture”) and there sometimes, albeit dubiously, given the meaning “vulture”. אִם־עַל־פִּ֭יךָ יַגְבִּ֣יהַּ נָ֑שֶׁר וְ֝כִ֗י יָרִ֥ים קִנֹּֽו: “Is it upon your behest that the eagle and the vulture soars and makes his nest high?” Otherwise it is the well-known emphasizing particle כִּי (kī): “Is it upon your behest that the eagle soars, and yea, makes his nest high?”.
noun كُي · kuy · الْكُي · كُيٌ
- ibis or pelican
In English
Talk about this word "كي." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D9%8A. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. كي. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D9%8A "كي." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D9%8A.Cite this
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title = {كي},
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year = {2026},
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