Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

qatayef

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: qatayef
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Sweet dumplings filled with cream or nuts, traditionally served in Arab communities during Ramadan.

Example Sentences

"AS a young student at the multinational Aramco school in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Fadi Jaber, a son of Palestinian refugees, always preferred his American classmates’ cupcakes, brownies and chocolate chip cookies to his mother’s pastries: knafah, qatayef and baklawah."

Etymology

From dialectal Arabic قَطَايِف (qaṭāyif), from قَطَائِف (qaṭāʔif).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: قَطَايِف, ق ط ف

Inflected Forms

katayef (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

kataifi

Questions

What does qatayef mean?: Sweet dumplings filled with cream or nuts, traditionally served in Arab communities during Ramadan.
Where does qatayef come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce qatayef

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