Definition of Kufic in English:
Kufic
(also Cufic)
nounˈkjuːfɪkˈk(j)ufɪk
mass nounAn early angular form of the Arabic alphabet found chiefly in decorative inscriptions.
adjective ˈkjuːfɪkˈk(j)ufɪk
Of or in Kufic.
Example sentencesExamples
- Among them is the seventh century AD Quran written on parchment in early Kufic script attributed to Hazrat Ali.
- Highlights included a fourteenth century page from an Egyptian Koran in Kufic script and four eighteenth century Iranian leather pages from the Book of Divination.
- The original version was in Kufic script and contained no vowels or distinguishing, diacritical points.
- The manuscript in Kufic script disappeared from the Museum in 2001 in a mysterious manner.
- In this period, the communication and orders of the Holy Prophet were usually written in Kufic script.
Origin
Early 18th century: from the name Kufa, a city south of Baghdad, Iraq (because it was attributed to the city's scholars), + -ic.
Definition of Kufic in US English:
Kufic
nounˈk(j)ufɪkˈk(y)o͞ofik
An early angular form of the Arabic alphabet found chiefly in decorative inscriptions.
adjectiveˈk(j)ufɪkˈk(y)o͞ofik
Of or in Kufic script.
Example sentencesExamples
- The manuscript in Kufic script disappeared from the Museum in 2001 in a mysterious manner.
- Among them is the seventh century AD Quran written on parchment in early Kufic script attributed to Hazrat Ali.
- The original version was in Kufic script and contained no vowels or distinguishing, diacritical points.
- In this period, the communication and orders of the Holy Prophet were usually written in Kufic script.
- Highlights included a fourteenth century page from an Egyptian Koran in Kufic script and four eighteenth century Iranian leather pages from the Book of Divination.
Origin
Early 18th century: from the name Kufa, a city south of Baghdad, Iraq (because it was attributed to the city's scholars), + -ic.