Kufic

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adjective

Ku·​fic

variants or less commonly Cufic

ˈk(y)üfik

1

: of, relating to, or characteristic of Al Kufa, a city of Mesopotamia or of its inhabitants

2

: constituting, belonging to, characteristic of, or written in the Arabic script Kufic

Kufic

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noun

variants or less commonly Cufic

"

1

: a highly angular form of the Arabic alphabet originally used in copies of the Koran made at Al Kufa

2

: any angular variety of the Arabic alphabet compare neskhi

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Al Kufa, town in south central Iraq + English -ic

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