Kufic

[ koo-fik ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to Kufa or its inhabitants.

  2. noting or pertaining to the characters of the Arabic alphabet used in the writing of the original Quran, in the time of Muhammad.

noun
  1. the Kufic alphabet.

Origin of Kufic

1
First recorded in 1785–95; Kuf(a) + -ic

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British Dictionary definitions for Kufic

Kufic

Cufic

/ (ˈkuːfɪk, ˈkjuː-) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or denoting an early form of the Arabic alphabet employed in making copies of the Koran

noun
  1. the script formed by the letters of this alphabet

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