kaf

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

• AFK, FKA, f.k.a., f/k/a, fak, fka

Etymology

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

Cognate German Kaff, English chaff, West Frisian tsjêf.

Pronunciation

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Noun

kaf n (uncountable)

1. chaff

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰaːv/
• Rhymes: -aːv

Noun

kaf n (genitive singular kafs, no plural)

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

Etymology

From Hebrew כַּף‎ (kap̄).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaf/, [käf]
• Stress: kàf
• Hyphenation: kaf

Noun

kaf m, 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

• kappa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaːf/

Verb

kaf

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

Noun

kaf (plural kafs)

1. coffee