kaph

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Etymology

From Hebrew כָּף‎ (kaf, “kaph”), from Proto-Semitic *kapp- (“palm, hand”) (Akkadian 𒀉 (kappu(m)), Hebrew כַּף‎ (kaf, “hand/foot”), Arabic كَفّ‎ (kaff), Ugaritic 𐎋𐎔 (kp))

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɑːf/, /kæf/

Noun

kaph (plural kaphs)

  1. The eleventh letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

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