Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kanafeh

/kəˈnɑːfeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kanafeh
IPA: /kəˈnɑːfeɪ/

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Middle Eastern dessert composed of a cheese pastry soaked in syrup.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كُنافة (kunāfa), itself possibly from Coptic ⲕⲉⲛⲉⲫⲓⲧⲉⲛ (kenephiten).

Origin

Source language: Coptic

Word Breakdown

Root: ⲕⲉⲛⲉⲫⲓⲧⲉⲛ

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

kanafah (alternative) knafeh (alternative) kunafa (alternative) kunafeh (alternative) künefe (alternative) kunefe (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce kanafeh?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈnɑːfeɪ/.
What does kanafeh mean?: A Middle Eastern dessert composed of a cheese pastry soaked in syrup.
Where does kanafeh come from?: It is traced to Coptic.

How to pronounce kanafeh

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “kanafeh”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/kəˈnɑːfeɪ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “kanafeh”.
Repeat and practice — Say “kanafeh” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.