See also: کتف

Arabic

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Semitic *katip- f.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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كَتِف or كِتْف (katif or kitff (plural أَكْتَاف (ʔaktāf) or كُتُوف (kutūf)) (countable)

  1. (anatomy, Modern Standard Arabic) the shoulder
    1. the area between the shoulder joint and the base of the neck; the shoulder girdle
      Synonym: كَاهِل (kāhil, the shoulder girdle)
    2. the shoulder joint
      Synonym: مَنْكِب (mankib)
  2. (anatomy, now rare) either of the two large bones in the upper back that connect with the humerus and the collarbone, the shoulder blade
    Synonym: لَوْح الكَتِف (lawḥ al-katif)

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Descendants

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  • Maltese: kitf

Moroccan Arabic

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Root
ك ت ف
1 term

Etymology

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From Arabic كِتْف (kitf).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /katf/, /ktaf/
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Noun

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كَتف or كْتَف (katf or ktafm (plural كتاف (ktāf))

  1. shoulder

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic كِتْف (kitf).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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كتف (kitfm (plural كتاف (ktāf))

  1. shoulder