Cufic

/ˈkuːfɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or denoting an angular, geometric style of Arabic script used especially in early Islamic manuscripts and architectural inscriptions.

Etymology

From 'Kufa,' a city in Iraq where this script style developed. Also spelled 'Kufic.' The style emerged in the 7th-8th centuries and is named after its origin city.

Kelly Says

Cufic script is almost like the architecture of writing itself—its blocky, angular shapes were so geometric they could be carved into stone or woven into tiles, making it perfect for decorating mosques and palaces across the Islamic world!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ኩፍይክ
koo-fi-k
ARالعربية
كُفِيْق
koo-fee-q
BNবাংলা
কুফিক
koo-fik
CACatalà
cufic
koo-fik
CSČeština
cufic
koo-fik
DADansk
cufic
koo-fik
DEDeutsch
Cufic
kuf-ik
ELΕλληνικά
κουφικ
koo-fik
ESEspañol
cufic
koo-fik
FAفارسی
کُفِیْق
koo-fee-q
FISuomi
cufic
koo-fik
FRFrançais
cufique
kwee-fik
GUGU
કુફિક
koo-fik
HAHA
cufic
koo-fik
HEעברית
קופיק
koo-pik
HIहिन्दी
क्यूफिक
koo-fik
HUMagyar
cufic
koo-fik
IDBahasa Indonesia
cufic
koo-fik
IGIG
cufic
koo-fik
ITItaliano
cufico
koo-fik-o
JA日本語
クフィック
ku-fikku
KKKK
куфи́к
koo-fik
KMKM
គុហិក
goo-hi-k
KO한국어
쿠픽
ku-pik
MRMR
कूफिक
koo-fik
MSBahasa Melayu
cufic
koo-fik
MYမြန်မာ
ကူဖိတ်
koo-pheet
NLNederlands
cufic
koo-fik
NONorsk
cufic
koo-fik
PAPA
ਕੁਫਿਕ
koo-fik
PLPolski
cufic
koo-fik
PTPortuguês
cufic
koo-fik
RORomână
cufic
koo-fik
RUРусский
куфи́к
koo-fik
SVSvenska
cufic
koo-fik
SWKiswahili
cufic
koo-fik
TAதமிழ்
குஃபிக்
koo-fik
TEతెలుగు
కుఫిక్
koo-fik
THไทย
คูฟิก
koo-fik
TLTL
cufic
koo-fik
TRTürkçe
cufic
koo-fik
UKУкраїнська
куфік
koo-fik
URاردو
کُفِیْق
koo-fee-q
VITiếng Việt
cufic
koo-fik
YOYO
cufic
koo-fik
ZH中文
库菲克
kùfēikè
ZUZU
cufic
koo-fik

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