كتف

See also: کتف

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-West Semitic *katip- f.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.tif/, /kitf/

Noun

كَتِف or كِتْف • (katif or kitf) f (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)

Declension

Declension of noun كَتِف (katif)‎; كِتْف (kitf)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	كَتِف‎; كِتْف katif‎; kitf	الْكَتِف‎; الْكِتْف al-katif‎; al-kitf	كَتِف‎; كِتْف katif‎; kitf
nominative	كَتِفٌ‎; كِتْفٌ katifun‎; kitfun	الْكَتِفُ‎; الْكِتْفُ al-katifu‎; al-kitfu	كَتِفُ‎; كِتْفُ katifu‎; kitfu
accusative	كَتِفًا‎; كِتْفًا katifan‎; kitfan	الْكَتِفَ‎; الْكِتْفَ al-katifa‎; al-kitfa	كَتِفَ‎; كِتْفَ katifa‎; kitfa
genitive	كَتِفٍ‎; كِتْفٍ katifin‎; kitfin	الْكَتِفِ‎; الْكِتْفِ al-katifi‎; al-kitfi	كَتِفِ‎; كِتْفِ katifi‎; kitfi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	كَتِفَيْن‎; كِتْفَيْن katifayn‎; kitfayn	الْكَتِفَيْن‎; الْكِتْفَيْن al-katifayn‎; al-kitfayn	كَتِفَيْ‎; كِتْفَيْ katifay‎; kitfay
nominative	كَتِفَانِ‎; كِتْفَانِ katifāni‎; kitfāni	الْكَتِفَانِ‎; الْكِتْفَانِ al-katifāni‎; al-kitfāni	كَتِفَا‎; كِتْفَا katifā‎; kitfā
accusative	كَتِفَيْنِ‎; كِتْفَيْنِ katifayni‎; kitfayni	الْكَتِفَيْنِ‎; الْكِتْفَيْنِ al-katifayni‎; al-kitfayni	كَتِفَيْ‎; كِتْفَيْ katifay‎; kitfay
genitive	كَتِفَيْنِ‎; كِتْفَيْنِ katifayni‎; kitfayni	الْكَتِفَيْنِ‎; الْكِتْفَيْنِ al-katifayni‎; al-kitfayni	كَتِفَيْ‎; كِتْفَيْ katifay‎; kitfay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَكْتَاف‎; كُتُوف ʔaktāf‎; kutūf	الْأَكْتَاف‎; الْكُتُوف al-ʔaktāf‎; al-kutūf	أَكْتَاف‎; كُتُوف ʔaktāf‎; kutūf
nominative	أَكْتَافٌ‎; كُتُوفٌ ʔaktāfun‎; kutūfun	الْأَكْتَافُ‎; الْكُتُوفُ al-ʔaktāfu‎; al-kutūfu	أَكْتَافُ‎; كُتُوفُ ʔaktāfu‎; kutūfu
accusative	أَكْتَافًا‎; كُتُوفًا ʔaktāfan‎; kutūfan	الْأَكْتَافَ‎; الْكُتُوفَ al-ʔaktāfa‎; al-kutūfa	أَكْتَافَ‎; كُتُوفَ ʔaktāfa‎; kutūfa
genitive	أَكْتَافٍ‎; كُتُوفٍ ʔaktāfin‎; kutūfin	الْأَكْتَافِ‎; الْكُتُوفِ al-ʔaktāfi‎; al-kutūfi	أَكْتَافِ‎; كُتُوفِ ʔaktāfi‎; kutūfi

Descendants

• Maltese: kitf

Chadian Arabic

Root
ك ت ف
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic كِتْف (kitf).

Noun

كتف • (kitif) m (plural كتافي (katāfe))

1. (anatomy) shoulder

References

• Heath, Judith; Mahadi, Mahamat Zene (2021), Lexique Arabe Tchadien-Français‎^[1] (in French), 11th edition, N'Djamena, Chad: SIL Chad, page 76
• Pommerol, Patrice Jullien de (1999), Dictionnaire Arabe Tchadien-Français (in French), Éditions Karthala, →ISBN, page 730

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ك ت ف
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic كِتْف (kitf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /katf/, /ktaf/

• Audio:

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Noun

كَتف or كْتَف • (katf or ktaf) m (plural كتاف (ktāf))

1. shoulder

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كِتْف (kitf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kitf/, [ˈkɪ.t(ɪ)f]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Noun

كتف • (kitf) m (plural كتاف (ktāf))

1. shoulder