ك
The Arabic letter ك (kāf): sound, forms and words
ك, called kāf, is letter 22 of the 28 in the Arabic alphabet. How it sounds: k. It joins the letter after it, so it has four written forms.
How ك is written
- كAlone
- كStart
- كMiddle
- كEnd
Arabic words that begin with ك
From the Fasaha dictionary, easiest first. Each word opens its own page with meaning, root and forms.
- كُلّkull · every, each; all A0
- كَلِمَةkalima · word A0
- كَبِيرkabīr · big; old A0
- كِتَابkitāb · book A0
- كَثِيرkathīr · many, much A0
- كَتَبَkataba · to write A1
- كَانَkāna · to be (past) A1
- كِتَابَةkitāba · writing A1
- كَلَامkalām · speech, talk A2
- كَاتِبkātib · writer, clerk A2
- كِيمِيَاءkīmiyāʾ · chemistry B1
- كُحْلkuḥl · kohl B2
Questions about ك
- How do you pronounce the Arabic letter ك?
- ك (kāf) sounds like this: k.
- Does ك join the next letter?
- Yes. ك joins the letter after it, so it has separate start, middle and end shapes: ك, ك, ك.
- What number is ك in the Arabic alphabet?
- ك is letter 22 of 28, after ق (qāf) and before ل (lām).