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Kufic

adj · name · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Original form of Arabic script.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Relating to the Iraqi city of Kufah.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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3

name

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Arabic كُوفِيّ (kūfiyy) + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

51 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: كُوفِيّ (kūfiyy) — Relating to original Arabic script
  • Azerbaijani: Kufi — Relating to original Arabic script
  • Catalan: cúfic — Relating to original Arabic script
  • Chinese Mandarin: 庫法體 /库法体 (Kùfǎtǐ) — Relating to original Arabic script
  • Chinese Mandarin: 棱角體 /棱角体 (léngjiǎotǐ) — Relating to original Arabic script
  • Czech: kúfské — Relating to original Arabic script
  • Czech: kufické — Relating to original Arabic script
  • Dutch: Koefisch — Relating to original Arabic script
  • Dutch: Kufisch — Relating to original Arabic script
  • Finnish: kuufalainen — Relating to original Arabic script
  • French: coufique — Relating to original Arabic script
  • French: kufi — Relating to original Arabic script
  • Hebrew: כופי — Relating to original Arabic script
  • Italian: cufico — Relating to original Arabic script
  • Japanese: クーフィ — Relating to original Arabic script
  • Old South Arabian: 𐩫𐩥𐩰𐩺 (kwfy) — Relating to original Arabic script
  • Persian: کوفی (kufi) — Relating to original Arabic script
  • Polish: kufickie — Relating to original Arabic script
  • Portuguese: cúfico — Relating to original Arabic script
  • Russian: Куфическое (Kufičeskoje) — Relating to original Arabic script
  • Spanish: cúfico — Relating to original Arabic script
  • Turkish: Kûfi — Relating to original Arabic script
  • Turkish: Küfi — Relating to original Arabic script
  • Turkish: Kufi — Relating to original Arabic script
  • Urdu: کوفی (kofī) — Relating to original Arabic script
  • Uyghur: كۇفى (kufi) — Relating to original Arabic script
  • Arabic: كُوفِيّ (kūfiyy) — Original Arabic script
  • Azerbaijani: Kufi — Original Arabic script
  • Chinese Mandarin: 庫法體 /库法体 (Kùfǎtǐ) — Original Arabic script
  • Chinese Mandarin: 棱角體 /棱角体 (léngjiǎotǐ) — Original Arabic script
  • Czech: kúfské — Original Arabic script
  • Czech: kufické — Original Arabic script
  • Dutch: Koefisch — Original Arabic script
  • Dutch: Kufisch — Original Arabic script
  • Finnish: kuufalainen kirjoitus — Original Arabic script
  • French: coufique — Original Arabic script
  • French: kufi — Original Arabic script
  • Hebrew: כופי — Original Arabic script
  • Italian: cufico — Original Arabic script
  • Japanese: クーフィー体 — Original Arabic script
  • Old South Arabian: 𐩫𐩥𐩰𐩺 (kwfy) — Original Arabic script
  • Persian: کوفی (kufi) — Original Arabic script
  • Polish: kufickie — Original Arabic script
  • Portuguese: cúfico — Original Arabic script
  • Russian: Куфическое (Kufičeskoje) — Original Arabic script
  • Spanish: cúfico — Original Arabic script
  • Turkish: Kûfi — Original Arabic script
  • Turkish: Küfi — Original Arabic script
  • Turkish: Kufi — Original Arabic script
  • Urdu: کوفی (kofī) — Original Arabic script
  • Uyghur: كۇفى (kufi) — Original Arabic script