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caph

/ˈkæf/

caph is the alternative spelling of kaph.

Meaning of kaph

Noun

kaph (plural kaphs)

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

Proper noun capitalized: Caph

Caph

  1. A Delta-Scuti variable giant, visible as a second-magnitude white star in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia, a part of the constellation's prominent W asterism.
    Synonyms:
    β Cassiopeiae, β Cas, Beta Cassiopeiae

Synonyms of caph

  • β Cassiopeiae
  • β Cas
  • Beta Cassiopeiae

Forms of caph

pluralcaphs

Origin of caph

From Arabic كَفّ (kaff, “palm (of the hand)”).

Questions about caph

What does caph mean?
Caph means a Delta-Scuti variable giant, visible as a second-magnitude white star in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia, a part of the constellation's prominent W asterism.
What is caph the alternative spelling of?
Caph is the alternative spelling of kaph.
What part of speech is caph?
Caph is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce caph?
Caph is pronounced /ˈkæf/.

Words near caph in the dictionary

  1. Capgras
  2. Capgras delusion
  3. Capgras delusions
  4. Capgras syndrome
  5. Capgras syndromes
  6. caph
  7. caphar
  8. capharnaum
  9. capharnaums
  10. caphars
  11. Capheaton

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Adapted from Wiktionary: caph (page history and authors); Caph (page history and authors); kaph (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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