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khaf

khaf noun: the eleventh letter of the Hebrew and Aramaic alphabets, kaph, especially when pronounced as a fricative (rather than as a plosive).

Noun

khaf (plural khafs)

  1. The eleventh letter of the Hebrew and Aramaic alphabets, kaph, especially when pronounced as a fricative (rather than as a plosive).
    • The letter that follows yud is khaf and the letter that follows kuf is resh.1998, Joseph ben Abraham Gikatilla, Gates of Light, page 18

Forms of khaf

pluralkhafs

Questions about khaf

What does khaf mean?
Khaf means the eleventh letter of the Hebrew and Aramaic alphabets, kaph, especially when pronounced as a fricative (rather than as a plosive).
What part of speech is khaf?
Khaf is a noun.
What is the plural of khaf?
The plural of khaf is khafs.

Words near khaf in the dictionary

  1. Khadka
  2. Khadkas
  3. khads
  4. khaen
  5. khaens
  6. khaf
  7. khafd
  8. khafs
  9. khagan
  10. khaganate
  11. khaganates

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