Contionary:كف

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Syrian

Etymology

From Classical Incene کاڤؤ‎‎ (kavo'), from Proto-Cuyic *ksawos. Compare Anatolian կեֆ (kef) and, more distantly, Oypatha ᠷᠣᠰᡟᠶᠤᠠ (tòsɨyuà). Doublet of قڤۈ‎ (qavo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ke̞f/ (standard)
  • IPA: [kʲe̞f] (northern)
  • IPA: [ke̞f] (southern)

Noun

كف (kefm (dual كفي‎, plural كفا‎, feminine وريىor كفى‎)

  1. king

Inflection