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PRONUNCIATION OF KUFI

kufi  [kuːfˈiː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KUFI

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kufi is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KUFI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kufi

A kufi or kufi cap is a brimless, short, and rounded cap worn by men in many populations in North Africa, East Africa, Western Africa and Asia. It is also worn by men throughout the African diaspora.

Definition of kufi in the English dictionary

The definition of kufi in the dictionary is a rounded brimless cap for men, especially men of African descent, made of cloth or knitted. Other definition of kufi is a keffiyeh, a similar head covering worn by Muslim men.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KUFI


allottee
əlɒtˈiː
callee
kɔːlˈiː
coachee
ˌkəʊtʃˈiː
drawee
drɔːˈiː
EIDE
ˌiːaɪdiːˈiː
enrollee
ˌɪnrəʊlˈiː
evacuee
ɪˌvækjʊˈiː
GRE
dʒiːɑːrˈiː
indictee
ˌɪndaɪtˈiː
interviewee
ˌɪntəvjʊˈiː
kidnappee
ˌkɪdnæpˈiː
listee
lɪstˈiː
optionee
ˌɒpʃənˈiː
payee
peɪˈiː
PGCE
ˌpiːdʒiːsiːˈiː
pledgee
plɛdʒˈiː
rushee
rʌʃˈiː
SASE
ˈeseɪesˈiː
TCE
tiːsiːˈiː
testee
tɛstˈiː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KUFI

kudlik
kudos
Kudrun
kudu
kudzu
kueh
Kuei-lin
Kuei-yang
Kueichou
Kuenlun
Kufic
kufiyah
kugel
kuia
Kuibyshev
Kuiper belt
kukri
kuku
Kuku Nor
kula

WORDS THAT END LIKE KUFI

ach-y-fi
Amalfi
banoffi
buffi
cfi
defi
fi
fifi
Gaddafi
hi-fi
kulfi
lo-fi
low-fi
Qaddafi
refi
Rifi
Safi
sci-fi
Sufi

Synonyms and antonyms of kufi in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «kufi» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KUFI

Find out the translation of kufi to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of kufi from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «kufi» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

kufi
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

kufi
570 millions of speakers

English

kufi
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

kufi
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكوفي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

куфи
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

kufi
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

kufi
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

kufi
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kufi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kufi
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

kufi
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

kufi
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kufi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kufi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

kufi
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुफी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kufi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Kufi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kufi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

куфі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Kufi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

kufi
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Kufi
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kufi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kufi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kufi

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KUFI»

The term «kufi» is regularly used and occupies the 81.186 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KUFI» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about kufi

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KUFI»

Discover the use of kufi in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kufi and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Imamate: The vicegerency of the Holy Prophet
Ja'far ibn Ziyad al-Kufi al-Ahmar (165 or 167), Muslim ibn Salim an-Nahdi, Abfi Farwah al-Kufi, al-Hafiz Qays ibn ar-Rabi', Abfi Muhammad al-Asadi al-Kufi (165); al-Hafiz Hammad ibn Salamah, Abu Salamah al-Basri (167), al-Hafiz 'Abdullah ...
Sayyid Saeed Akhtar Rizvi, 1988
2
The Book in the Islamic World: The Written Word and ...
The Kufi script appeared after the establishment of the city of Kufah in 638 CE. It marked the beginning of a new era in the history of scripts in that this last and newest script manifested tendencies for improvement and variation. The Kufi script ...
George Nicholas Atiyeh, 1995
3
Islamic Calligraphy
In a culture where representation was banned and art had to concentrate upon decoration, the letters formed a most important part of this decoration, as is clearly visible in plaited and floriated Kufi or in the interlacing of curved elegant thuluth ...
Annemarie Schimmel, Barbara Rivolta, 1992
4
Kufi
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A kufi or kufi cap is a brimless, short, rounded cap.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster, 2010
5
Dressing Constitutionally: Hierarchy, Sexuality, and ...
Only two years earlier, the Fifth Circuit did appoint counsel to represent a pro se inmate Willie Lee Garner, an adherent of Islam, to argue a RLUIPA claim based upon the Texas prison policy limiting beards and the wearing ofthe kufi head ...
Ruthann Robson, 2013
6
Iberia and the Mediterranean World of the Middle Ages: ...
S. D. Goitein (Jerusalem, 1936), 301-03, Ibn A'tham al-Kufi, al-Futuh 3:375, 376 ( 71/691, QarqTsiya); Tabari, Ta'nkh, II, ... 1245, Ibn A'tham al-KufT, al-Futuh 4:180 (93/712, Samarqand); Ibn A'tham al-Kufi, al-Futuh 4:139 (97/716, Synnada); Ibn ...
Larry J. Simon, Paul Edward Chevedden, Robert Ignatius Burns, 1996
7
Law and Tradition in Classical Islamic Thought: Studies in ...
Kitab al-anbiya7 (al-Kufi), 7O Kitab al-anbiya> wa-l-a'imma (al-'AyyashD, 69 Kitab al-anbiya' wa'-l-awszya' min Adam ila Mahdi, 69 Kitab al-Ara> u/a l-diyanat (al-Nawbakhti), 269, 278n5 Kitab al-au/tiya7 (“Book of the heirs,” i.e., the Imams), 67 ...
Michael Cook, Najam Haider, Intisar Rabb, 2013
8
"Odd" Fellows in the Politics of Religion: Modernism, ...
Publically Kufi forged a reputation in the last years of his professoriate with his monumental commentary on Paul's letter to the Romans (Kufi 19$ 7; 1959; 1974). For many years incomplete, he finally finished the long-awaited third part after ...
Gary Lease, 1995
9
Studies in Islamic History and Civilization: In Honour of ...
al-Kufi cites al-Mada 'inTs version of the amdn given to Ibn Hubayra. It is possible that this is the original, or at least, that it reflects the terms of the original amdn. Its terms are both quite simple and reasonable: a) The amdn is given to Ibn ...
Moše Šārôn, 1986
10
Colloquial Panjabi: The Complete Course for Beginners
The potential form kufI ne skUl jaxa hE. kuXc ne school jaWa haı. (f/sg) (m/sg) The girl is to go to school. (no agreement, ne ne used with the subject) ( agreement with the subject, no ne ne) kufI ne smose KaWe. kuXc ne samose khadhe.
Mangat Rai Bhardwaj, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KUFI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term kufi is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Religious fervour, gaeity mark Eid-ul-Fitr in city - The Hindu
... Khan, YSRC Trade Union State president P. Goutham Reddy and District Collector Babu A. wore the traditional 'Kufi' caps and shawals. «The Hindu, Jul 15»
2
ART FACTS: Aesthetic and artistic calligraphy
But he loves to use Kufi, Thuluth and Deewani scripts in his calligraphy. Recently his calligraphy painting was auctioned in Dubai by ArtZest. «Business Recorder, Jul 15»
3
Obama remains the 'Scrooge' of pardons
Portrait of Sala Udin (Sam Howze) wearing Ankh necklace and kufi in 1970. (Photo: Charles “Teenie” Harris/Carnegie Museum of Art/Getty Images). In 1970 ... «NEWS.GNOM.ES, Jul 15»
4
Ramadan fast presents extra challenges in extreme desert heat
Wearing shorts and the traditional kufi headwear, Ali Monti Ciski busies himself sprinting between the kitchen and the hall, helping to serve ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 15»
5
Calligraphy paintings group show begins at Ejaz Art Gallery
Michu, while talking to Daily Times, said that Zulfiqar Ali had made tremendous paintings in khat kufi. He said artists used the antique ... «Daily Times, Jul 15»
6
Cuts Studio: Laser cutting made cool
“My cake toppers are one of my best-sellers, as well as the Kufi art. Custom laser-cut names are also very popular among my customers,” said ... «Malay Mail Online, Jul 15»
7
Burying the Syrian dead in Berlin
They were led to the grave by a greying man of Middle Eastern heritage wearing a white kufi and black-and-gold robe. The imam, Abdallah ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
8
Pakistani cab driver allowed to wear Kurta Shalwar on work
He was allowed to wear the kufi, a wrapped garment for his head. The commission has said the dress code is for safety reasons, ensuring the ... «Daily Pakistan, Jun 15»
9
Roof, Dolezal and the Violence of White Appropriation
BALL: Where the revolutionaries are depicted--I believe he even had a red, black, and green kufi, the brother did that was representing this ... «The Real News Network, Jun 15»
10
Muslim cab driver can wear religious clothing on duty, St. Louis …
He was allowed to wear the kufi, a wrapped garment for his head. The commission has said the dress code is for safety reasons, ensuring the ... «STLtoday.com, Jun 15»

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