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See also: ک [U+06A9 ARABIC LETTER KEHEH], گ [U+06AF ARABIC LETTER GAF], ک-, ڪ [U+06AA ARABIC LETTER SWASH KAF], and 𞹪 [U+1EE6A ARABIC MATHEMATICAL STRETCHED KAF]

ك U+0643, ك
ARABIC LETTER KAF
ق
[U+0642]
Arabic ل
[U+0644]
U+FED9, ﻙ
ARABIC LETTER KAF ISOLATED FORM

[U+FED8]
Arabic Presentation Forms-B
[U+FEDA]
U+FEDA, ﻚ
ARABIC LETTER KAF FINAL FORM

[U+FED9]
Arabic Presentation Forms-B
[U+FEDB]
U+FEDB, ﻛ
ARABIC LETTER KAF INITIAL FORM

[U+FEDA]
Arabic Presentation Forms-B
[U+FEDC]
U+FEDC, ﻜ
ARABIC LETTER KAF MEDIAL FORM

[U+FEDB]
Arabic Presentation Forms-B
[U+FEDD]

Arabic

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Pronunciation

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  • (letter name): IPA(key): /kaːf/
  • (Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic) (letter name): IPA(key): /kɑːf/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /k/

Etymology 1

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From the Nabataean letter 𐢏 (k, kaph), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤊 (k, kāp), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓂧. See also Classical Syriac ܟ (k, kāp), Hebrew כ (k, kap), Ancient Greek Κ (K), Latin K.

Letter

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ك / كـ‍ / ـ‍ك‍ـ / ـ‍ك (kāf)

  1. The twenty-second letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ق (q) and followed by ل (l).
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Etymology 2

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Symbol

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ك / كـ‍ / ـ‍ك‍ـ / ـ‍ك (kāf)

  1. The eleventh letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ى and followed by ل (l).

Etymology 3

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Cognate with Hebrew כ- (kə) and Ugaritic 𐎋 (k).

Preposition

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كَـ (ka-)

  1. like, as (followed by a genitive case)
    زَيْدٌ كَـٱلْأَسَدِ.
    zaydun ka--l-ʔasadi.
    Zayd is like the lion.
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Etymology 4

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Cognate with Hebrew ־ך (-ḵ).

Pronoun

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ـكَ (-kam sg (enclitic form of أَنْتَ (ʔanta))

  1. masculine singular bound object pronoun: you, your
    لَكَlakato you, for you
    بَيْتُكَbaytukayour (m) house)
    أُحِبُّكَʔuḥibbukaI love you (to a male)

Pronoun

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ـكِ (-kif sg (enclitic form of أَنْتِ (ʔanti))

  1. feminine singular bound object pronoun: you, your
    بِكِ (biki, to you)
    بَيْتُكِbaytukiyour (f) house)
    أُحِبُّكِʔuḥibbukiI love you (to a female)

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Arabic personal pronouns
Isolated nominative1 pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person أَنَا (ʔanā) نَحْنُ (naḥnu)
2nd person m أَنْتَ (ʔanta) أَنْتُمَا (ʔantumā) أَنْتُمْ (ʔantum)
f أَنْتِ (ʔanti) أَنْتُنَّ (ʔantunna)
3rd person m هُوَ (huwa) هُمَا (humā) هُمْ (hum), هُمُ (humu)2
f هِيَ (hiya) هُنَّ (hunna)
Isolated accusative pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person إِيَّايَ (ʔiyyāya) إِيَّانَا (ʔiyyānā)
2nd person m إِيَّاكَ (ʔiyyāka) إِيَّاكُمَا (ʔiyyākumā) إِيَّاكُم (ʔiyyākum)
f إِيَّاكِ (ʔiyyāki) إِيَّاكُنَّ (ʔiyyākunna)
3rd person m إِيَّاهُ (ʔiyyāhu) إِيَّاهُمَا (ʔiyyāhumā) إِيَّاهُمْ (ʔiyyāhum)
f إِيَّاهَا (ʔiyyāhā) إِيَّاهُنَّ (ʔiyyāhunna)
Enclitic accusative and genitive pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person ـنِي (-nī), ـنِيَ (-niya), ـي (-y), ـيَ (-ya)3 ـنَا (-nā)
2nd person m ـكَ (-ka) ـكُمَا (-kumā) ـكُم (-kum)
f ـكِ (-ki) ـكُنَّ (-kunna)
3rd person m ـهُ (-hu), ـهِ (-hi)4 ـهُمَا (-humā), ـهِمَا (-himā)3 ـهُم (-hum), ـهِم (-him)4
f ـهَا (-hā) ـهُنَّ (-hunna), ـهِنَّ (-hinna)3
1. Also used to emphasize attached pronouns and as a copula.
2. هُمْ (hum) becomes هُمُ (humu) before the definite article الـ (al--).
3. Specifically, ـنِي (-nī, me) is attached to verbs, but ـِي () or ـيَ (-ya, my) is attached to nouns. In the latter case, ـيَ (-ya) is attached to nouns whose construct state ends in a long vowel or diphthong (e.g. in the sound masculine plural and the dual), while ـِي () is attached to nouns whose construct state ends in a short vowel, in which case that vowel is elided (e.g. in the sound feminine plural, as well as the singular and broken plural of most nouns). Furthermore, of the masculine sound plural is assimilated to before ـيَ (-ya) (presumably, -aw of masculine defective -an plurals is similarly assimilated to -ay). Prepositions use ـِي () or ـيَ (-ya), even though in this case it has the meaning of “me” rather than “my”. The sisters of inna can use either form (e.g. إِنَّنِي (ʔinnanī) or إِنِّي (ʔinnī)).
4. ـهِـ (-hi-) occurs after -i, , or -ay, and ـهُـ (-hu-) elsewhere (after -a, , -u, , -aw).

Bulgar

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bulgar *kü. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronoun

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كُ ()

  1. (Volga Bulgar) this

Descendants

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  • Chuvash: ку (ku)

References

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  • Unpublished Volga Bulgarian inscriptions A. H. Khalikov and J. G. Muhametshin, page 123 [1]

Egyptian Arabic

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Pronoun

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ك (-ak, -km

  1. masculine singular bound object pronoun: you, your
    ازيك (to a male)izzáyyakHow are you?
    بيكbīkto you

Pronoun

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ك (-ik, -kif

  1. feminine singular bound object pronoun: you, your
    ازيك (to a female)izzáyyikHow are you?
    بيكيbīkito you

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Kazakh

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Alternative scripts
Arabic ك
Cyrillic К, к
Latin K, k
Yañalif K, k

Pronunciation

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Letter

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ك (k)

  1. The sixteenth letter of the Kazakh in Arabic Script. It represents the Cyrillic letter К.

Forms

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Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ك ـك ـكـ كـ

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Khowar

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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ك (kāf)

  1. The thirty-seventh letter of the Khowar abjad.

Forms

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Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ك ـك ـكـ كـ

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  • Previous letter: ڨ
  • Next letter: گ

Malay

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Malay Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ms

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • (Name of letter) IPA(key): [kaf]
  • (Phoneme, Syllable initial) IPA(key): [k], [ɡ]
  • (Phoneme, Syllable final) IPA(key): [k̚]

Letter

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ك / ك‍ـ / ـ‍ك‍ـ / ‍ـك

  1. Obsolete form of ک.
  2. Obsolete form of ڬ.

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Moroccan Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic كَانَ (kāna, to be). Compare Jijel Algerian Arabic ك (ka-).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaː/
  • Usually unstressed and shortened to /ka/.

Particle

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ك (ka-)

  1. Used to prefix a non-past verb to mark the present tense.
    كناكل هاد الخبزkanākul hād el-ḵubzI am eating this bread
    كيقول ما بغىkayqūl ma bḡaHe says what he wants.

North Levantine Arabic

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Suffix

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ـك or ك (-ak after consonant or -k after vowelm

  1. Enclitic form of إنت (ʔinta)
  2. you, your (masculine)

Suffix

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ـك or ك (-ik after consonant or -ki after vowelf

  1. Enclitic form of إنتي (ʔinti)
  2. you, your (feminine)

Usage notes

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  • When ـك is pronounced as “-ki”, it might be spelled as ـكي.

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North Levantine Arabic enclitic pronouns
Singular Plural
after consonant after vowel
1st person after verb ـني (-ni) ـنا (-na)
else ـِي (-i) ـي (-y)
2nd person m ـَك (-ak) ـك (-k) ـكُن (-kun)
f ـِك (-ek) ـكِ (-ki)
3rd person m ـُه (-o) ـه (-h) ـهُن (-(h/w/y)un)
f ـها (-(h/w/y)a)

Persian

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Alternative forms

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Letter

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ك (kâf)

  1. The alternative version of the twenty-fifth letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet used in old manuscripts.

Forms

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Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ك ـك ـكـ كـ

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology 1

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From Arabic ـكَ (-ka).

Suffix

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ـك (-ak after consonant, -k after vowelm

  1. Enclitic form of إنت (ʔinta)
  2. you, your (masculine)
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South Levantine Arabic enclitic pronouns
Singular Plural
after consonant after vowel
1st person after verb ـني (-ni) ـنا (-na)
else ـِي (-i) ـي (-y)
2nd person m ـَك (-ak) ـك (-k) ـكُم (-kom) / ـكو (-ku)
f ـِك (-ek) ـكي (-ki)
3rd person m ـُه (-o) ـه (-h) ـهُم (-hom)
f ـها (-ha)

Etymology 2

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From Arabic ـكِ (-ki).

Suffix

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ـك (-ek after consonant, -ki after vowelf

  1. Enclitic form of إنتي (ʔinti)
  2. you, your (feminine)
Usage notes
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  • When ـك is pronounced as “-ki”, it might be spelled as ـكي.
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South Levantine Arabic enclitic pronouns
Singular Plural
after consonant after vowel
1st person after verb ـني (-ni) ـنا (-na)
else ـِي (-i) ـي (-y)
2nd person m ـَك (-ak) ـك (-k) ـكُم (-kom) / ـكو (-ku)
f ـِك (-ek) ـكي (-ki)
3rd person m ـُه (-o) ـه (-h) ـهُم (-hom)
f ـها (-ha)

Etymology 3

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From Arabic كَـ (ka-).

Preposition

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كـ (ka-, k-)

  1. as (followed by a noun)
    Synonyms: زي (zayy), متل (mitl)
    كصحابka-ṣhābas friends
    كالعادةk-il-ʕādeas usual (literally, “as the habit”)

Uyghur

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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ك (ke)

  1. The eighteenth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.

Forms

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Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ك ـك ـكـ كـ

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  • Previous letter: ق (q)
  • Next letter: گ (g)

Yoruba

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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ك (k)

  1. The twelfth letter of the Yoruba alphabet in the ajami script, equivalent to Latin script k.

Forms

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Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ك ـك ـكـ كـ

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  • Previous letter: ج
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