English
kafi
Kafi comes from Arabic كَافٍ ‘enough, sufficient’, and goes back to كَفَى.
- Arabicc. 500–presentكَفَىkafā‘to be enough’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentكَافٍkāfin‘enough, sufficient’
- Western Punjabimodernکافیkāfī
- Englishtodaykafi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentكَفَىkafā‘to be enough’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentكَافٍkāfin‘enough, sufficient’
- Western Punjabimodernکافیkāfī
- Englishtodaykafi
Every English word from Arabic كَفَى
Today it means
noun A classical form of Sufi poem.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic كَفَى / kafi