کف

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Khalaj

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Noun

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کَم (kəm) (definite accusative کَمی, plural کَملَر)

  1. Arabic spelling of kəm (wooden border of a sieve)

Declension

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Persian

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Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? kaf
Dari reading? kaf
Iranian reading? kaf
Tajik reading? kaf

Etymology 1

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From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (kp /⁠kaf⁠/, foam, slime); compare Proto-Indo-Iranian *kapʰas (phlegm, mucus). Cognate with Khotanese khavä (foam), etc.

Noun

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کف (kaf) (plural کف‌ها (kaf-hâ))

  1. foam
  2. froth
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Armenian: քափ (kʻapʻ)
  • Azerbaijani: kəf
  • Georgian: ქაფი (kapi)

References

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  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “kaf”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 48

Etymology 2

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From Arabic كَفّ (kaff).

Noun

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کف (kaf) (plural کف‌ها (kaf-hâ))

  1. palm
  2. applause
  3. floor
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