كف

See also: کف‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ك ف ف‎ (k-f-f).

Verb

كَفَّ • (kaffa) I, non-past يَكُفُّ‎‎ (yakuffu)

(transitive) to hem, to skirt
(intransitive, constructed with مِنْْ‎ (min)) to curb, to contain, to constrict
(transitive, constructed with ْعَن‎ (ʿan)) to hinder, to keep somebody off from something
(intransitive, constructed with عَن‎ (ʿan)) to desist or to cease
(intransitive, constructed with عَن‎ (ʿan)) to refrain or to abstain

Conjugation

Conjugation of

كَفَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal noun كَفّ)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					كَفّ kaff
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					كَافّ‎ kāff
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَكْفُوف‎ makfūf
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	كَفَفْتُ‎ kafaftu	كَفَفْتَ‎ kafafta	كَفَّ kaffa	كَفَفْتُمَا‎ kafaftumā	كَفَّا‎ kaffā	كَفَفْنَا‎ kafafnā	كَفَفْتُمْ‎ kafaftum	كَفُّوا‎ kaffū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	كَفَفْتُ‎ kafaftu	كَفَفْتِ‎ kafafti	كَفَّتْ‎ kaffat	كَفَفْتُمَا‎ kafaftumā	كَفَّتَا‎ kaffatā	كَفَفْنَا‎ kafafnā	كَفَفْتُنَّ‎ kafaftunna	كَفَفْنَ‎ kafafna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَكُفُّ‎ ʾakuffu	تَكُفُّ‎ takuffu	يَكُفُّ‎ yakuffu	تَكُفَّانِ‎ takuffāni	يَكُفَّانِ‎ yakuffāni	نَكُفُّ‎ nakuffu	تَكُفُّونَ‎ takuffūna	يَكُفُّونَ‎ yakuffūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَكُفُّ‎ ʾakuffu	تَكُفِّينَ‎ takuffīna	تَكُفُّ‎ takuffu	تَكُفَّانِ‎ takuffāni	تَكُفَّانِ‎ takuffāni	نَكُفُّ‎ nakuffu	تَكْفُفْنَ‎ takfufna	يَكْفُفْنَ‎ yakfufna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَكُفَّ‎ ʾakuffa	تَكُفَّ‎ takuffa	يَكُفَّ‎ yakuffa	تَكُفَّا‎ takuffā	يَكُفَّا‎ yakuffā	نَكُفَّ‎ nakuffa	تَكُفُّوا‎ takuffū	يَكُفُّوا‎ yakuffū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَكُفَّ‎ ʾakuffa	تَكُفِّي‎ takuffī	تَكُفَّ‎ takuffa	تَكُفَّا‎ takuffā	تَكُفَّا‎ takuffā	نَكُفَّ‎ nakuffa	تَكْفُفْنَ‎ takfufna	يَكْفُفْنَ‎ yakfufna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَكُفَّ‎ or أَكُفِّ‎ or أَكْفُفْ‎ ʾakuffa or ʾakuffi or ʾakfuf	تَكُفَّ‎ or تَكُفِّ‎ or تَكْفُفْ‎ takuffa or takuffi or takfuf	يَكُفَّ‎ or يَكُفِّ‎ or يَكْفُفْ‎ yakuffa or yakuffi or yakfuf	تَكُفَّا‎ takuffā	يَكُفَّا‎ yakuffā	نَكُفَّ‎ or نَكُفِّ‎ or نَكْفُفْ‎ nakuffa or nakuffi or nakfuf	تَكُفُّوا‎ takuffū	يَكُفُّوا‎ yakuffū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f		تَكُفِّي‎ takuffī	تَكُفَّ‎ or تَكُفِّ‎ or تَكْفُفْ‎ takuffa or takuffi or takfuf	تَكُفَّا‎ takuffā	تَكُفَّا‎ takuffā		تَكْفُفْنَ‎ takfufna	يَكْفُفْنَ‎ yakfufna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		كُفَّ or كُفِّ or اُكْفُفْ‎ kuffa or kuffi or ukfuf		كُفَّا‎ kuffā			كُفُّوا‎ kuffū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		كُفِّي‎ kuffī		كُفَّا‎ kuffā			اُكْفُفْنَ‎ ukfufna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	كُفِفْتُ‎ kufiftu	كُفِفْتَ‎ kufifta	كُفَّ kuffa	كُفِفْتُمَا‎ kufiftumā	كُفَّا‎ kuffā	كُفِفْنَا‎ kufifnā	كُفِفْتُمْ‎ kufiftum	كُفُّوا‎ kuffū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	كُفِفْتُ‎ kufiftu	كُفِفْتِ‎ kufifti	كُفَّتْ‎ kuffat	كُفِفْتُمَا‎ kufiftumā	كُفَّتَا‎ kuffatā	كُفِفْنَا‎ kufifnā	كُفِفْتُنَّ‎ kufiftunna	كُفِفْنَ‎ kufifna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُكَفُّ‎ ʾukaffu	تُكَفُّ‎ tukaffu	يُكَفُّ‎ yukaffu	تُكَفَّانِ‎ tukaffāni	يُكَفَّانِ‎ yukaffāni	نُكَفُّ‎ nukaffu	تُكَفُّونَ‎ tukaffūna	يُكَفُّونَ‎ yukaffūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُكَفُّ‎ ʾukaffu	تُكَفِّينَ‎ tukaffīna	تُكَفُّ‎ tukaffu	تُكَفَّانِ‎ tukaffāni	تُكَفَّانِ‎ tukaffāni	نُكَفُّ‎ nukaffu	تُكْفَفْنَ‎ tukfafna	يُكْفَفْنَ‎ yukfafna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُكَفَّ‎ ʾukaffa	تُكَفَّ‎ tukaffa	يُكَفَّ‎ yukaffa	تُكَفَّا‎ tukaffā	يُكَفَّا‎ yukaffā	نُكَفَّ‎ nukaffa	تُكَفُّوا‎ tukaffū	يُكَفُّوا‎ yukaffū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُكَفَّ‎ ʾukaffa	تُكَفِّي‎ tukaffī	تُكَفَّ‎ tukaffa	تُكَفَّا‎ tukaffā	تُكَفَّا‎ tukaffā	نُكَفَّ‎ nukaffa	تُكْفَفْنَ‎ tukfafna	يُكْفَفْنَ‎ yukfafna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُكَفَّ‎ or أُكَفِّ‎ or أُكْفَفْ‎ ʾukaffa or ʾukaffi or ʾukfaf	تُكَفَّ‎ or تُكَفِّ‎ or تُكْفَفْ‎ tukaffa or tukaffi or tukfaf	يُكَفَّ‎ or يُكَفِّ‎ or يُكْفَفْ‎ yukaffa or yukaffi or yukfaf	تُكَفَّا‎ tukaffā	يُكَفَّا‎ yukaffā	نُكَفَّ‎ or نُكَفِّ‎ or نُكْفَفْ‎ nukaffa or nukaffi or nukfaf	تُكَفُّوا‎ tukaffū	يُكَفُّوا‎ yukaffū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f		تُكَفِّي‎ tukaffī	تُكَفَّ‎ or تُكَفِّ‎ or تُكْفَفْ‎ tukaffa or tukaffi or tukfaf	تُكَفَّا‎ tukaffā	تُكَفَّا‎ tukaffā		تُكْفَفْنَ‎ tukfafna	يُكْفَفْنَ‎ yukfafna

Etymology 2

From the root ك ف ف‎ (k-f-f), from Proto-Semitic *kapp-. Cognate with Hebrew כף‎ (kaf).

Noun

كَفّ • (kaff) f (dual كَفَّانِ‎ (kaffāni), plural كُفُوف‎ (kufūf) or أَكُفّ‎ (ʾakuff))

palm of the hand, hand
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 18:42:
  ‏وَأُحِيطَ بِثَمَرِهِ فَأَصْبَحَ يُقَلِّبُ كَفَّيْهِ عَلَىٰ مَا أَنفَقَ فِيهَا وَهِيَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا وَيَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي لَمْ أُشْرِكْ بِرَبِّي أَحَدًا‎
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paw, foot, claw
handful
Synonym: حَفْنة‎ (ḥafna)
scale (balance)
glove
quire
bar (of candy)

Declension

Declension of noun كَفّ (kaff)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَفّ kaff	الْكَفّ‎ al-kaff	كَفّ kaff
Nominative	كَفٌّ kaffun	الْكَفُّ‎ al-kaffu	كَفُّ kaffu
Accusative	كَفًّا‎ kaffan	الْكَفَّ‎ al-kaffa	كَفَّ kaffa
Genitive	كَفٍّ kaffin	الْكَفِّ‎ al-kaffi	كَفِّ kaffi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَفَّيْن‎ kaffayn	الْكَفَّيْن‎ al-kaffayn	كَفَّيْ‎ kaffay
Nominative	كَفَّانِ‎ kaffāni	الْكَفَّانِ‎ al-kaffāni	كَفَّا‎ kaffā
Accusative	كَفَّيْنِ‎ kaffayni	الْكَفَّيْنِ‎ al-kaffayni	كَفَّيْ‎ kaffay
Genitive	كَفَّيْنِ‎ kaffayni	الْكَفَّيْنِ‎ al-kaffayni	كَفَّيْ‎ kaffay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كُفُوف‎‎; أَكُفّ‎ kufūf‎; ʾakuff	الْكُفُوف‎‎; الْأَكُفّ‎ al-kufūf‎; al-ʾakuff	كُفُوف‎‎; أَكُفّ‎ kufūf‎; ʾakuff
Nominative	كُفُوفٌ‎‎; أَكُفٌّ‎ kufūfun‎; ʾakuffun	الْكُفُوفُ‎‎; الْأَكُفُّ‎ al-kufūfu‎; al-ʾakuffu	كُفُوفُ‎‎; أَكُفُّ‎ kufūfu‎; ʾakuffu
Accusative	كُفُوفًا‎‎; أَكُفًّا‎ kufūfan‎; ʾakuffan	الْكُفُوفَ‎‎; الْأَكُفَّ‎ al-kufūfa‎; al-ʾakuffa	كُفُوفَ‎‎; أَكُفَّ‎ kufūfa‎; ʾakuffa
Genitive	كُفُوفٍ‎‎; أَكُفٍّ‎ kufūfin‎; ʾakuffin	الْكُفُوفِ‎‎; الْأَكُفِّ‎ al-kufūfi‎; al-ʾakuffi	كُفُوفِ‎‎; أَكُفِّ‎ kufūfi‎; ʾakuffi

Descendants

Gulf Arabic: چَف‎ (/t͡ʃɐf/)
Maltese: keff
→ Persian: کف‎

Noun

كَفّ • (kaff) m

verbal noun of كَفَّ (kaffa) (form I) – abstaining, abstention, cessation, desistance, discontinuation, refraining, stoppage, suspension

Declension

Declension of noun كَفّ (kaff)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَفّ kaff	الْكَفّ‎ al-kaff	كَفّ kaff
Nominative	كَفٌّ kaffun	الْكَفُّ‎ al-kaffu	كَفُّ kaffu
Accusative	كَفًّا‎ kaffan	الْكَفَّ‎ al-kaffa	كَفَّ kaffa
Genitive	كَفٍّ kaffin	الْكَفِّ‎ al-kaffi	كَفِّ kaffi

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كَفّ‎ (kaff), from Proto-Semitic *kapp-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kafː/, [kaf]

Noun

كف • (kaff) m (dual كَفِّين‎ (kaffēn), plural كُفوف‎ (kufūf))

palm of the hand
thwack, slap
scale (balance)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (kaf, “foam, froth”).

Noun

كف • (kef)

froth, foam, scum, lather
Synonym: كوپوك‎ (köpük)

Derived terms

كف دریا‎ (kef darya, “pumice stone”)

Descendants

Turkish: kef
→ Armenian: քեֆ (kʿef)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic كَفّ‎ (kaff, “palm of the hand, hand, paw”).

Noun

كف • (kef) (plural اكف‎)

hand, the part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist
Synonyms: ال‎ (el), دست‎ (dest), ید‎ (yed)
palm of the hand, the inner and concave part of the hand
Synonyms: آوج‎ (avuc), آیا‎ (aya)
paw, the soft foot of a mammal, generally a quadruped
Synonym: پنچه‎ (pençe)

Descendants

Turkish: kef

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic كَفّ‎ (kaff, “abstention”).

Noun

كف • (kef)

waiver, desistance, withdrawal, an act of withdrawing
(prosody) drop of the last consonant of the feet

Descendants

Turkish: kef

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ك ف ف‎

Etymology

From Arabic كَفّ‎ (kaff).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaff/, [kaf]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)

Noun

كفّ • (kaff) m (plural كفوف‎ (kfūf))

palm (of the hand)
Synonym: كفة‎ (kaffe)
sole (of the foot)
Synonym: كفة‎ (kaffe)
glove
slap (in the face)

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كف

Arabic

Etymology 1

Verb

Conjugation

Etymology 2

Noun

Declension

Descendants

Noun

Declension

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Noun

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Etymology 2

Noun

Descendants

Further reading

Etymology 3

Noun

Descendants

Further reading

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun