"کف" meaning in Persian

See کف in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [kaf] [Classical-Persian], [kʰäf] [Dari, formal], [kʰäf] [Dari, formal], [kʰäf] [Kabuli], [kʰäf] (note: Hazaragi), [kʰʲæf] [Iran, formal], [kʰäf] [Tajik, formal] Forms: kaf [romanization], کفها [plural]
Etymology: From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (kp /⁠kaf⁠/, “foam, slime”); compare Proto-Indo-Iranian *kapʰas (“phlegm, mucus”). Cognate with Khotanese khavä (“foam”), etc. Etymology templates: {{inh|fa|pal|sc=Phlv|t=foam, slime|tr=kp|ts=kaf}} Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (kp /⁠kaf⁠/, “foam, slime”), {{cog|iir-pro|*kapʰas|t=phlegm, mucus}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *kapʰas (“phlegm, mucus”), {{cog|kho|khavä|t=foam}} Khotanese khavä (“foam”) Head templates: {{head|fa|noun|plural|کفها|||||f1tr=kaf-hâ|f2tr=|f3tr=|head=|head2=|head3=|tr=kaf|tr2=|tr3=}} کف • (kaf) (plural کفها (kaf-hâ)), {{fa-noun|pl=کفها|tr=kaf}} کف • (kaf) (plural کفها (kaf-hâ))
  1. foam
    Sense id: en-کف-fa-noun-jMLNeXhb
  2. froth
    Sense id: en-کف-fa-noun-Q30YQPAR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: کف کردن (kaf kardan)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [kaf] [Classical-Persian], [kʰäf] [Dari, formal], [kʰäf] [Dari, formal], [kʰäf] [Kabuli], [kʰäf] (note: Hazaragi), [kʰʲæf] [Iran, formal], [kʰäf] [Tajik, formal] Forms: kaf [romanization], کفها [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic كَفّ (kaff). Etymology templates: {{uder|fa|ar|كَفّ}} Arabic كَفّ (kaff) Head templates: {{head|fa|noun|plural|کفها|||||f1tr=kaf-hâ|f2tr=|f3tr=|head=|head2=|head3=|tr=kaf|tr2=|tr3=}} کف • (kaf) (plural کفها (kaf-hâ)), {{fa-noun|pl=کفها|tr=kaf}} کف • (kaf) (plural کفها (kaf-hâ))
  1. palm
    Sense id: en-کف-fa-noun-9a-is3c-
  2. applause Categories (topical): Body parts
    Sense id: en-کف-fa-noun-4drXwlD1 Disambiguation of Body parts: 31 10 4 51 4 Categories (other): Persian entries with incorrect language header, Persian entries with topic categories using raw markup, Persian undefined derivations Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 17 9 2 71 2 Disambiguation of Persian entries with topic categories using raw markup: 15 9 2 72 2 Disambiguation of Persian undefined derivations: 10 5 3 78 3
  3. floor
    Sense id: en-کف-fa-noun-o-H0k1sJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: کف زدن (kaf zadan)
Etymology number: 2

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "kaf kardan",
      "word": "کف کردن"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hy",
            "2": "քափ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Armenian: քափ (kʿapʿ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Armenian: քափ (kʿapʿ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "az",
            "2": "kəf",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Azerbaijani: kəf",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Azerbaijani: kəf"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ka",
            "2": "ქაფი",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Georgian: ქაფი (kapi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Georgian: ქაფი (kapi)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "pal",
        "sc": "Phlv",
        "t": "foam, slime",
        "tr": "kp",
        "ts": "kaf"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (kp /⁠kaf⁠/, “foam, slime”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iir-pro",
        "2": "*kapʰas",
        "t": "phlegm, mucus"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *kapʰas (“phlegm, mucus”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kho",
        "2": "khavä",
        "t": "foam"
      },
      "expansion": "Khotanese khavä (“foam”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (kp /⁠kaf⁠/, “foam, slime”); compare Proto-Indo-Iranian *kapʰas (“phlegm, mucus”). Cognate with Khotanese khavä (“foam”), etc.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kaf",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "کفها",
      "roman": "kaf-hâ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "کفها",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "f1tr": "kaf-hâ",
        "f2tr": "",
        "f3tr": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
        "tr": "kaf",
        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "کف • (kaf) (plural کفها (kaf-hâ))",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "pl": "کفها",
        "tr": "kaf"
      },
      "expansion": "کف • (kaf) (plural کفها (kaf-hâ))",
      "name": "fa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "foam"
      ],
      "id": "en-کف-fa-noun-jMLNeXhb",
      "links": [
        [
          "foam",
          "foam"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "froth"
      ],
      "id": "en-کف-fa-noun-Q30YQPAR",
      "links": [
        [
          "froth",
          "froth"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kaf]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰäf]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰäf]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰäf]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰäf]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰʲæf]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰäf]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "کف"
}

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "kaf zadan",
      "word": "کف زدن"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "klj",
            "2": "kəf",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Khalaj: kəf",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Khalaj: kəf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "كَفّ"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic كَفّ (kaff)",
      "name": "uder"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic كَفّ (kaff).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kaf",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "کفها",
      "roman": "kaf-hâ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "کفها",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "f1tr": "kaf-hâ",
        "f2tr": "",
        "f3tr": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
        "tr": "kaf",
        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "کف • (kaf) (plural کفها (kaf-hâ))",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "pl": "کفها",
        "tr": "kaf"
      },
      "expansion": "کف • (kaf) (plural کفها (kaf-hâ))",
      "name": "fa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "palm"
      ],
      "id": "en-کف-fa-noun-9a-is3c-",
      "links": [
        [
          "palm",
          "palm"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 9 2 71 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 9 2 72 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Persian entries with topic categories using raw markup",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with topic categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 5 3 78 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Persian undefined derivations",
          "parents": [
            "Undefined derivations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 10 4 51 4",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "fa",
          "name": "Body parts",
          "orig": "fa:Body parts",
          "parents": [
            "Body",
            "Anatomy",
            "Human",
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "applause"
      ],
      "id": "en-کف-fa-noun-4drXwlD1",
      "links": [
        [
          "applause",
          "applause"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "floor"
      ],
      "id": "en-کف-fa-noun-o-H0k1sJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "floor",
          "floor"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kaf]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰäf]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰäf]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰäf]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰäf]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰʲæf]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰäf]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "کف"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Persian entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "Persian lemmas",
    "Persian nouns",
    "Persian terms derived from Arabic",
    "Persian terms derived from Middle Persian",
    "Persian terms inherited from Middle Persian",
    "Persian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Persian undefined derivations",
    "Requests for Book Pahlavi script for Middle Persian terms",
    "fa:Body parts"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "kaf kardan",
      "word": "کف کردن"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hy",
            "2": "քափ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Armenian: քափ (kʿapʿ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Armenian: քափ (kʿapʿ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "az",
            "2": "kəf",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Azerbaijani: kəf",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Azerbaijani: kəf"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ka",
            "2": "ქაფი",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Georgian: ქაფი (kapi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Georgian: ქაფი (kapi)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "pal",
        "sc": "Phlv",
        "t": "foam, slime",
        "tr": "kp",
        "ts": "kaf"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (kp /⁠kaf⁠/, “foam, slime”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iir-pro",
        "2": "*kapʰas",
        "t": "phlegm, mucus"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *kapʰas (“phlegm, mucus”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kho",
        "2": "khavä",
        "t": "foam"
      },
      "expansion": "Khotanese khavä (“foam”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (kp /⁠kaf⁠/, “foam, slime”); compare Proto-Indo-Iranian *kapʰas (“phlegm, mucus”). Cognate with Khotanese khavä (“foam”), etc.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kaf",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "کفها",
      "roman": "kaf-hâ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "کفها",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "f1tr": "kaf-hâ",
        "f2tr": "",
        "f3tr": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
        "tr": "kaf",
        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "کف • (kaf) (plural کفها (kaf-hâ))",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "pl": "کفها",
        "tr": "kaf"
      },
      "expansion": "کف • (kaf) (plural کفها (kaf-hâ))",
      "name": "fa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "foam"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "foam",
          "foam"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "froth"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "froth",
          "froth"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kaf]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰäf]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰäf]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰäf]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰäf]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰʲæf]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰäf]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "کف"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Persian entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "Persian lemmas",
    "Persian nouns",
    "Persian terms derived from Arabic",
    "Persian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Persian undefined derivations",
    "fa:Body parts"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "kaf zadan",
      "word": "کف زدن"
    }
  ],
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "klj",
            "2": "kəf",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Khalaj: kəf",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Khalaj: kəf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "كَفّ"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic كَفّ (kaff)",
      "name": "uder"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic كَفّ (kaff).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kaf",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "کفها",
      "roman": "kaf-hâ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "کفها",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "f1tr": "kaf-hâ",
        "f2tr": "",
        "f3tr": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
        "tr": "kaf",
        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "کف • (kaf) (plural کفها (kaf-hâ))",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "pl": "کفها",
        "tr": "kaf"
      },
      "expansion": "کف • (kaf) (plural کفها (kaf-hâ))",
      "name": "fa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "palm"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "palm",
          "palm"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "applause"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "applause",
          "applause"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "floor"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "floor",
          "floor"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kaf]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰäf]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰäf]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰäf]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰäf]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰʲæf]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰäf]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "کف"
}

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