كاف
Arabic
Etymology 1
Derived from the active participle of كَفَى (kafā, “to be enough”), from the root ك ف ي (k-f-y).
Adjective
كَافٍ • (kāfin) (construct state كَافِي (kāfī), masculine plural كَافُونَ (kāfūna) or كُفَاة (kufāh), feminine plural كَافِيَات (kāfiyāt) or كَوَافٍ (kawāfin))
Declension
Declension of adjective كَافٍ (kāfin)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular triptote in ـٍ (-in) | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | كَافِي kāfī |
الْكَافِي al-kāfī |
كَافِيَة kāfiya |
الْكَافِيَة al-kāfiya |
| Nominative | كَافٍ kāfin |
الْكَافِي al-kāfī |
كَافِيَةٌ kāfiyatun |
الْكَافِيَةُ al-kāfiyatu |
| Accusative | كَافِيًا kāfiyan |
الْكَافِيَ al-kāfiya |
كَافِيَةً kāfiyatan |
الْكَافِيَةَ al-kāfiyata |
| Genitive | كَافٍ kāfin |
الْكَافِي al-kāfī |
كَافِيَةٍ kāfiyatin |
الْكَافِيَةِ al-kāfiyati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | كَافِيَيْن kāfiyayn |
الْكَافِيَيْن al-kāfiyayn |
كَافِيَتَيْن kāfiyatayn |
الْكَافِيَتَيْن al-kāfiyatayn |
| Nominative | كَافِيَانِ kāfiyāni |
الْكَافِيَانِ al-kāfiyāni |
كَافِيَتَانِ kāfiyatāni |
الْكَافِيَتَانِ al-kāfiyatāni |
| Accusative | كَافِيَيْنِ kāfiyayni |
الْكَافِيَيْنِ al-kāfiyayni |
كَافِيَتَيْنِ kāfiyatayni |
الْكَافِيَتَيْنِ al-kāfiyatayni |
| Genitive | كَافِيَيْنِ kāfiyayni |
الْكَافِيَيْنِ al-kāfiyayni |
كَافِيَتَيْنِ kāfiyatayni |
الْكَافِيَتَيْنِ al-kāfiyatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| broken plural triptote in ـَاة (-āh); sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural; broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | كُفَاة; كَافِين kufāt; kāfīn |
الْكُفَاة; الْكَافِين al-kufāt; al-kāfīn |
كَافِيَات; كَوَافِي kāfiyāt; kawāfī |
الْكَافِيَات; الْكَوَافِي al-kāfiyāt; al-kawāfī |
| Nominative | كُفَاةٌ; كَافُونَ kufātun; kāfūna |
الْكُفَاةُ; الْكَافُونَ al-kufātu; al-kāfūna |
كَافِيَاتٌ; كَوَافٍ kāfiyātun; kawāfin |
الْكَافِيَاتُ; الْكَوَافِي al-kāfiyātu; al-kawāfī |
| Accusative | كُفَاةً; كَافِينَ kufātan; kāfīna |
الْكُفَاةَ; الْكَافِينَ al-kufāta; al-kāfīna |
كَافِيَاتٍ; كَوَافِيَ kāfiyātin; kawāfiya |
الْكَافِيَاتِ; الْكَوَافِيَ al-kāfiyāti; al-kawāfiya |
| Genitive | كُفَاةٍ; كَافِينَ kufātin; kāfīna |
الْكُفَاةِ; الْكَافِينَ al-kufāti; al-kāfīna |
كَافِيَاتٍ; كَوَافٍ kāfiyātin; kawāfin |
الْكَافِيَاتِ; الْكَوَافِي al-kāfiyāti; al-kawāfī |
Etymology 2
Noun
كَاف • (kāf) f (plural كَافَات (kāfāt))
- Name of the 22nd letter of the Arabic alphabet (ك (k)), representing the sound /k/.
Declension
Declension of noun كَاف (kāf)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | كَاف kāf |
الْكَاف al-kāf |
كَاف kāf |
| Nominative | كَافٌ kāfun |
الْكَافُ al-kāfu |
كَافُ kāfu |
| Accusative | كَافًا kāfan |
الْكَافَ al-kāfa |
كَافَ kāfa |
| Genitive | كَافٍ kāfin |
الْكَافِ al-kāfi |
كَافِ kāfi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | كَافَيْن kāfayn |
الْكَافَيْن al-kāfayn |
كَافَيْ kāfay |
| Nominative | كَافَانِ kāfāni |
الْكَافَانِ al-kāfāni |
كَافَا kāfā |
| Accusative | كَافَيْنِ kāfayni |
الْكَافَيْنِ al-kāfayni |
كَافَيْ kāfay |
| Genitive | كَافَيْنِ kāfayni |
الْكَافَيْنِ al-kāfayni |
كَافَيْ kāfay |
| Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | كَافَات kāfāt |
الْكَافَات al-kāfāt |
كَافَات kāfāt |
| Nominative | كَافَاتٌ kāfātun |
الْكَافَاتُ al-kāfātu |
كَافَاتُ kāfātu |
| Accusative | كَافَاتٍ kāfātin |
الْكَافَاتِ al-kāfāti |
كَافَاتِ kāfāti |
| Genitive | كَافَاتٍ kāfātin |
الْكَافَاتِ al-kāfāti |
كَافَاتِ kāfāti |
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