kaph

Betekenis (Engels)

The eleventh letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

Sinonieme

cornice

kappa

valance

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/kɑːf/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Akkadian: 𒀉

Verwante met Hebreeus: כַּף

Verwante met Arabies: كَفّ

Verwante met Ugaritic: 𐎋𐎔

In summary

From Hebrew כָּף (kaf, “kaph”), from Proto-Semitic *kapp- (“palm, hand”) (Akkadian 𒀉 (kappu(m)), Hebrew כַּף (kaf, “hand/foot”), Arabic كَفّ (kaff), Ugaritic 𐎋𐎔 (kp)) Doublet of kappa.