Kufic

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ko̅o̅′fik)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Ku•fic  (ko̅o̅′fik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. of or pertaining to Kufa or its inhabitants.
  2. Linguisticsnoting or pertaining to the characters of the Arabic alphabet used in the writing of the original Koran, in the time of Muhammad.

n. 
  1. Linguisticsthe Kufic alphabet.
Also, Cufic. 
  • Kuf(a) + -ic 1785–95

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