"kafi" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kafis [plural]
Etymology: From Western Panjabi کافی (kāfī), ultimately from Arabic كَافٍ (kāfin). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pnb|کافی}} Western Panjabi کافی (kāfī), {{der|en|ar|كَافٍ}} Arabic كَافٍ (kāfin), {{root|en|ar|ك ف ي}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} kafi (plural kafis)
  1. A classical form of Sufi poem.
    Sense id: en-kafi-en-noun-iwEOwLNy Categories (other): Poetry Disambiguation of Poetry: 85 15
  2. A genre of Punjabi and Sindhi classical music.
    Sense id: en-kafi-en-noun-haU8BZZ1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Musical genres Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 9 8 8 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 8 8 75 Disambiguation of Musical genres: 4 96

Inflected forms

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