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]

ArabicEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

LetterEdit

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).
See alsoEdit

Etymology 2Edit

SymbolEdit

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 3Edit

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

PrepositionEdit

كَـ (ka-)

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

Cognate with Hebrew ־ך(-ḵ).

PronounEdit

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

  1. masculine singular bound object pronoun: you, your
    لَكَ‎ ― lakato you, for you
    بَيْتُكَ‎ ― baytukayour (m) house)
    أُحِبُّكَ‎ ― ʔuḥibbukaI love you (to a male)

PronounEdit

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

  1. feminine singular bound object pronoun: you, your
    بِكِ(biki, to you)
    بَيْتُكِ‎ ― baytukiyour (f) house)
    أُحِبُّكِ‎ ― ʔuḥibbukiI love you (to a female)

See alsoEdit

BulgarEdit

PronounEdit

كُ ()

  1. (Volga Bulgar) this

DescendantsEdit

  • Chuvash: ку (ku)

ReferencesEdit

  • Unpublished Volga Bulgarian inscriptions A. H. Khalikov and J. G. Muhametshin, page 123 [1]

Egyptian ArabicEdit

PronounEdit

ك (-ak, -km

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

PronounEdit

ك (-ik, -kif

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

See alsoEdit

KazakhEdit

Cyrillic К, к (K, k)
Arabic ك
Latin

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

ك (k)

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

FormsEdit

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

See alsoEdit

KhowarEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

ك (kāf)

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

FormsEdit

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

See alsoEdit

  • Previous letter: ڨ
  • Next letter: گ

MalayEdit

 
Malay Wikipedia has an article on:
ك
Wikipedia ms

Alternative formsEdit

PronunciationEdit

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

LetterEdit

ك / ك‍ـ / ـ‍ك‍ـ / ‍ـك

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

See alsoEdit

Moroccan ArabicEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

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

ParticleEdit

ك (ka-)

  1. 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 ArabicEdit

SuffixEdit

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

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

SuffixEdit

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

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

Usage notesEdit

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

See alsoEdit

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)

South Levantine ArabicEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Arabic ـكَ(-ka).

SuffixEdit

ـك (-ak after consonant, -k after vowelm

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

From Arabic ـكِ(-ki).

SuffixEdit

ـك (-ek after consonant, -ki after vowelf

  1. Enclitic form of إنتي(ʔinti)
  2. you, your (feminine)
Usage notesEdit
  • When ـك is pronounced as “-ki”, it might be spelled as ـكي‎.
See alsoEdit
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 3Edit

From Arabic كَـ(ka-).

PrepositionEdit

كـ (ka-, k-)

  1. as (followed by a noun)
    كصحاب‎‎ ― ka-ṣhābas friends
    كالعادة‎‎ ― k-il-ʕādeas usual (literally, “as the habit”)
    Synonyms: زي(zayy), متل(mitl)

UyghurEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

ك (ke)

  1. The eighteenth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.

FormsEdit

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

See alsoEdit

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

YorubaEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

ك (k)

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

FormsEdit

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

See alsoEdit

  • Previous letter: ج
  • Next letter: ل