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kaf

kaf

9.9
A letter in Hebrew and Arabic alphabets that usually makes the k sound
  • noun
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  • The Arabic kaf is often transliterated as 'k' in English texts.

Examples

  • Children learn to write the kaf early when studying the Hebrew alphabet.

  • In Hebrew, the letter kaf can appear in different forms depending on its position in a word.

  • The letter kaf is the eleventh letter in Hebrew.

  • In Arabic, kaf represents the 'k' sound.

  • In Hebrew, the letter Kaf is often used to represent the 'k' sound.

  • The letter Kaf is the eleventh letter in the Hebrew alphabet.

  • In Arabic, the letter Kaf serves a similar role as it does in Hebrew.

Synonyms

kaph
vskaf
9.9

A Hebrew letter that is the eleventh in the alphabet

is used across several Semitic alphabets rather than only in Hebrew

Surface Forms

kaf singular
kafs plural

Etymology

Kaf is the name of the eleventh letter in Hebrew and Arabic, and the name comes from a word that means 'palm'. That's why the letter kaf stands for the 'k' sound and links back to the idea of the hand.