كتف

See also: کتف

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-West Semitic *katip- f.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ka.tif/, /kitf/

Noun

كَتِف or كِتْف • (katif or kitf) f (plural أَكْتَاف (ʔaktāf) or كُتُوف (kutūf)) (countable)

  1. (anatomy, modern) the shoulder
    1. the area between the shoulder joint and the base of the neck; the shoulder girdle
      Synonym: كَاهِل (kāhil, “the shoulder girdle”)
    2. the shoulder joint
      Synonym: مَنْكِب (mankib)
  2. (anatomy, now rare) either of the two large bones in the upper back that connect with the humerus and the collarbone, the shoulder blade
    Synonym: لَوْح الكَتِف (lawḥ al-katif)

Declension
Declension of noun كَتِف (katif)‎; كِتْف (kitf)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal كَتِف‎; كِتْف
katif‎; kitf		 الْكَتِف‎; الْكِتْف
al-katif‎; al-kitf		 كَتِف‎; كِتْف
katif‎; kitf
Nominative كَتِفٌ‎; كِتْفٌ
katifun‎; kitfun		 الْكَتِفُ‎; الْكِتْفُ
al-katifu‎; al-kitfu		 كَتِفُ‎; كِتْفُ
katifu‎; kitfu
Accusative كَتِفًا‎; كِتْفًا
katifan‎; kitfan		 الْكَتِفَ‎; الْكِتْفَ
al-katifa‎; al-kitfa		 كَتِفَ‎; كِتْفَ
katifa‎; kitfa
Genitive كَتِفٍ‎; كِتْفٍ
katifin‎; kitfin		 الْكَتِفِ‎; الْكِتْفِ
al-katifi‎; al-kitfi		 كَتِفِ‎; كِتْفِ
katifi‎; kitfi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal كَتِفَيْن‎; كِتْفَيْن
katifayn‎; kitfayn		 الْكَتِفَيْن‎; الْكِتْفَيْن
al-katifayn‎; al-kitfayn		 كَتِفَيْ‎; كِتْفَيْ
katifay‎; kitfay
Nominative كَتِفَانِ‎; كِتْفَانِ
katifāni‎; kitfāni		 الْكَتِفَانِ‎; الْكِتْفَانِ
al-katifāni‎; al-kitfāni		 كَتِفَا‎; كِتْفَا
katifā‎; kitfā
Accusative كَتِفَيْنِ‎; كِتْفَيْنِ
katifayni‎; kitfayni		 الْكَتِفَيْنِ‎; الْكِتْفَيْنِ
al-katifayni‎; al-kitfayni		 كَتِفَيْ‎; كِتْفَيْ
katifay‎; kitfay
Genitive كَتِفَيْنِ‎; كِتْفَيْنِ
katifayni‎; kitfayni		 الْكَتِفَيْنِ‎; الْكِتْفَيْنِ
al-katifayni‎; al-kitfayni		 كَتِفَيْ‎; كِتْفَيْ
katifay‎; kitfay
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَكْتَاف‎; كُتُوف
ʔaktāf‎; kutūf		 الْأَكْتَاف‎; الْكُتُوف
al-ʔaktāf‎; al-kutūf		 أَكْتَاف‎; كُتُوف
ʔaktāf‎; kutūf
Nominative أَكْتَافٌ‎; كُتُوفٌ
ʔaktāfun‎; kutūfun		 الْأَكْتَافُ‎; الْكُتُوفُ
al-ʔaktāfu‎; al-kutūfu		 أَكْتَافُ‎; كُتُوفُ
ʔaktāfu‎; kutūfu
Accusative أَكْتَافًا‎; كُتُوفًا
ʔaktāfan‎; kutūfan		 الْأَكْتَافَ‎; الْكُتُوفَ
al-ʔaktāfa‎; al-kutūfa		 أَكْتَافَ‎; كُتُوفَ
ʔaktāfa‎; kutūfa
Genitive أَكْتَافٍ‎; كُتُوفٍ
ʔaktāfin‎; kutūfin		 الْأَكْتَافِ‎; الْكُتُوفِ
al-ʔaktāfi‎; al-kutūfi		 أَكْتَافِ‎; كُتُوفِ
ʔaktāfi‎; kutūfi

Descendants
  • Maltese: kitf

Moroccan Arabic
Root
ك ت ف
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic كِتْف (kitf).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /katf/, /ktaf/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

كَتف or كْتَف • (katf or ktaf) m (plural كتاف (ktāf))

  1. shoulder

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كِتْف (kitf).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kitf/, [ˈkɪ.t(ɪ)f]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Noun

كتف • (kitf) m (plural كتاف (ktāf))

  1. shoulder
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