كفتة

Arabic

Etymology

From Persian کوفته (kufte, “ground meat”).

Noun

كُفْتَة • (kufta) f

1. kufta, meatball, meat dumpling

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “كفتة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Persian کوفته (kufte, “ground meat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kufta/, [kʊfta]

Noun

كفتة • (kufta) f (collective, plural كُفْتات (kuftāt))

1. meatball

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Persian کوفته (kufte, “ground meat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaf.ta/, /kuf.ta/

Noun

كَفتة or كُفتة • (kafta or kufta) f (usually uncountable)

1. ground meat, minced meat