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Arabic edit
Pronunciation edit
- (letter name): IPA(key): /kaːf/
- (Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic) (letter name): IPA(key): /kɑːf/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /k/
Etymology 1 edit
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 edit
ك / كـ / ـكـ / ـك • (kāf)
See also edit
- ڪ (k)
Etymology 2 edit
Symbol edit
ك / كـ / ـكـ / ـك • (kāf)
- 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 edit
Cognate with Hebrew כ- (kə) and Ugaritic 𐎋 (k).
Preposition edit
كَـ • (ka-)
- like, as (followed by a genitive case)
- زَيْدٌ كَـٱلْأَسَدِ.
- zaydun ka--l-ʔasadi.
- Zayd is like the lion.
Synonyms edit
- مِثْلَ (miṯla)
Derived terms edit
- كَذَا (kaḏā)
- هَٰكَذَا (hākaḏā)
- كَهَٰذَا (kahāḏā)
- كَذَٰلِكَ (kaḏālika)
- كَمَا (kamā)
- كَمَنْ (kaman)
- كَأَنَّ (kaʔanna)
- كَأَنَّمَا (kaʔannamā)
See also edit
- كَمَثَلِ (kamaṯali)
Etymology 4 edit
Pronoun edit
ـكَ • (-ka) m sg (enclitic form of أَنْتَ (ʔanta))
- masculine singular bound object pronoun: you, your
- لَكَ ― laka ― to you, for you
- بَيْتُكَ ― baytuka ― your (m) house)
- أُحِبُّكَ ― ʔuḥibbuka ― I love you (to a male)
Pronoun edit
ـكِ • (-ki) f sg (enclitic form of أَنْتِ (ʔanti))
- feminine singular bound object pronoun: you, your
- بِكِ (biki, “to you”)
- بَيْتُكِ ― baytuki ― your (f) house)
- أُحِبُّكِ ― ʔuḥibbuki ― I love you (to a female)
See also edit
- (Arabic script letters) ا (ʔalif), ب (bāʔ), ت (tāʔ), ث (ṯāʔ), ج (jīm), ح (ḥāʔ), خ (ḵāʔ), د (dāl), ذ (ḏāl), ر (rāʔ), ز (zāy), س (sīn), ش (šīn), ص (ṣād), ض (ḍād), ط (ṭāʔ), ظ (ẓāʔ), ع (ʕayn), غ (ḡayn), ف (fāʔ), ق (qāf), ك (kāf), ل (lām), م (mīm), ن (nūn), ه (hāʔ), و (wāw), ي (yāʔ)
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Arabic personal pronouns | ||||
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Isolated nominative 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)1 |
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)2 | ـنَا (-nā) | ||
2nd person | m | ـكَ (-ka) | ـكُمَا (-kumā) | ـكُم (-kum) |
f | ـكِ (-ki) | ـكُنَّ (-kunna) | ||
3rd person | m | ـهُ (-hu), ـهِ (-hi)3 | ـهُمَا (-humā), ـهِمَا (-himā)3 | ـهُم (-hum), ـهِم (-him)3 |
f | ـهَا (-hā) | ـهُنَّ (-hunna), ـهِنَّ (-hinna)3 | ||
1. هُمْ (hum) becomes هُمُ (humu) before the definite article الـ (al--). 2. Specifically, ـنِي (-nī, “me”) is attached to verbs, but ـِي (-ī) 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 (-ī) 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, -ū of the masculine sound plural is assimilated to -ī before ـيَ (-ya) (presumably, -aw of masculine defective -an plurals is similarly assimilated to -ay). Prepositions use ـِي (-ī) 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)). 3. ـهِـ (-hi-) occurs after -i, -ī, or -ay, and ـهُـ (-hu-) elsewhere (after -a, -ā, -u, -ū, -aw). |
Bulgar edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bulgar *kü. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronoun edit
كُ (kü)
- (Volga Bulgar) this
Descendants edit
- Chuvash: ку (ku)
References edit
- Unpublished Volga Bulgarian inscriptions A. H. Khalikov and J. G. Muhametshin, page 123 [1]
Egyptian Arabic edit
Pronoun edit
ك • (-ak, -k) m
- masculine singular bound object pronoun: you, your
- ازيك (to a male) ― izzáyyak ― How are you?
- بيك ― bīk ― to you
Pronoun edit
ك • (-ik, -ki) f
- feminine singular bound object pronoun: you, your
- ازيك (to a female) ― izzáyyik ― How are you?
- بيكي ― bīki ― to you
See also edit
- بتاع (bitā́ʕ)
Kazakh edit
Alternative scripts | |
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Arabic | ك |
Cyrillic | К, к |
Latin | K, k |
Yañalif | K, k |
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
ك • (k)
Forms edit
Isolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
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ك | ـك | ـكـ | كـ |
See also edit
Khowar edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
ك (kāf)
- The thirty-seventh letter of the Khowar abjad.
Forms edit
Isolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
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ك | ـك | ـكـ | كـ |
See also edit
Malay edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Name of letter) IPA(key): [kaf]
- (Phoneme, Syllable initial) IPA(key): [k], [ɡ]
- (Phoneme, Syllable final) IPA(key): [k̚]
Letter edit
ك / كـ / ـكـ / ـك
See also edit
Moroccan Arabic edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic كَانَ (kāna, “to be”). Compare Jijel Algerian Arabic ك (ka-).
Pronunciation edit
Particle edit
ك • (ka-)
- Used to prefix a non-past verb to mark the present tense.
- كناكل هاد الخبز
- kanākul hād el-ḵubz
- I am eating this bread
- كيقول ما بغى
- kayqūl ma bḡa
- He says what he wants.
North Levantine Arabic edit
Suffix edit
ـك or ك • (-ak after consonant or -k after vowel) m
Suffix edit
ـك or ك • (-ik after consonant or -ki after vowel) f
Usage notes edit
- When ـك is pronounced as “-ki”, it might be spelled as ـكي.
See also edit
North Levantine Arabic enclitic pronouns | ||||
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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) |
South Levantine Arabic edit
Etymology 1 edit
Suffix edit
ـك • (-ak after consonant, -k after vowel) m
See also edit
South Levantine Arabic enclitic pronouns | ||||
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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 edit
Suffix edit
ـك • (-ek after consonant, -ki after vowel) f
Usage notes edit
- When ـك is pronounced as “-ki”, it might be spelled as ـكي.
See also edit
South Levantine Arabic enclitic pronouns | ||||
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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 edit
Preposition edit
كـ • (ka-, k-)
Uyghur edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
ك • (ke)
- The eighteenth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.
Forms edit
Isolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
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ك | ـك | ـكـ | كـ |
See also edit
Yoruba edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
ك (k)
Forms edit
Isolated form | Final form | Medial form | Initial form |
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ك | ـك | ـكـ | كـ |