kufi

See also: Kufi

English

Nigerian statesman wearing a kufi

Etymology

Probably from Arabic كُوفِيَّة (kūfiyya, “keffiyeh”), perhaps via Swahili kofia (“hat”), though some sources suggest a connection to Yoruba fìlà (“cap”).

Noun

kufi (plural kufis)

1. A type of brimless, rounded cap associated with various African nations or ethnicities.
   • 2008 March 2, George Vecsey, “The Primary Season Is Embracing Sports Images”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Whenever Brown shows up, wearing his African kufi and confronting issues, I find myself nodding vigorously, for old-time’s sake.

2. A type of close-fitting cap worn by some Muslims.
   • 2009, Nawar Shora, The Arab-American Handbook: A Guide to the Arab, Arab-American & Muslim Worlds‎^[2], page 82:

     However, do not assume because the person appears to be conservative (e.g., a woman wearing a head scarf or a man wearing a skull cap or kufi) that the person does not shake hands.

See also

• kufi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• fuki

Albanian

Alternative forms

• konfi — Old Gheg
• kunfī

Etymology

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin confīnis.

Noun

kufí m (plural kufijt, definite kufiri, definite plural kufijtë)

1. border, confines, limit

Declension

Declension of kufi

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kufi	kufiri	kufijt	kufijtë
accusative		kufirin
dative	kufiri	kufirit	kufijtve	kufijtve
ablative			kufijtsh

Derived terms

• kufizoj

Further reading

• “kufi”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[3], 1980