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kufic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables
kuf-ic
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Original form of Arabic script.

adj

Relating to the Iraqi city of Kufah.

name

Original form of Arabic script, consisting of a modified form of Old South Arabian and old Nabataean scripts.

Etymology

From Arabic كُوفِيّ (kūfiyy) + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Kufi (alternative) Cufic (alternative)

Phrases

pseudo-Kufic square Kufic

Frequently Paired Words

Kufah Kufiyah pseudo-Kufic square Kufic Musnad

Questions

What does kufic mean?
Original form of Arabic script.
Where does kufic come from?
From Arabic كُوفِيّ (kūfiyy) + -ic.

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