كافة

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the active participle from كَفَّ (kaffa) from the root ك ف ف (k f f), كَافّ (kāff, “hemming”) +‎ ـَة (-a)(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Adverb

كافّةً • (kāffatan)

1. all of, altogether, entirely
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 9:36:

     إِنَّ عِدَّةَ ٱلشُّهُورِ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱثۡنَا عَشَرَ شَهۡرٗا فِي كِتَٰبِ ٱللَّهِ يَوۡمَ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ مِنۡهَآ أَرۡبَعَةٌ حُرُمٞۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلدِّينُ ٱلۡقَيِّمُۚ فَلَا تَظۡلِمُواْ فِيهِنَّ أَنفُسَكُمۡۚ وَقَٰتِلُواْ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ كَآفَّةٗ كَمَا يُقَٰتِلُونَكُمۡ كَآفّةٗۚ وَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ

     Lo! the number of the months with Allah is twelve months by Allah's ordinance in the day that He created the heavens and the Earth. Four of them are sacred: that is the right religion. So wrong not yourselves in them. And wage war on all of the idolaters as they are waging war on all of you. And know that Allah is with those who keep their duty (unto Him).

Etymology 2

Noun

كَافَّة • (kāffa) f

1. (mostly constructed with genitive or الْ (al-), proscribed) entirety, whole

Declension

Declension of noun كَافَّة (kāffa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَافَّة kāffa	الْكَافَّة al-kāffa	كَافَّة kāffat
Nominative	كَافَّةٌ kāffatun	الْكَافَّةُ al-kāffatu	كَافَّةُ kāffatu
Accusative	كَافَّةً kāffatan	الْكَافَّةَ al-kāffata	كَافَّةَ kāffata
Genitive	كَافَّةٍ kāffatin	الْكَافَّةِ al-kāffati	كَافَّةِ kāffati