Kufa
/ˈkuː.fə/noun
A historic city in central Iraq, founded in the 7th century and important in early Islamic history.
Did you know?Kufa was one of the earliest major centers of Arabic grammar and scholarship, and its name is also associated with the development of the angular Kufic script.
Etymological Timeline
7th Century
Arabic
al-Kūfa
“The Arabic name of the settlement; its ultimate derivation is uncertain.”
638 CE
Arabic
Kūfa
“A garrison city founded in Iraq during the early Islamic conquests.”
7th–8th Centuries
Arabic
al-Kūfa
“A major political and intellectual center, especially within early Islamic religious and legal debates.”
8th–10th Centuries
Arabic
Kūfī
“Pertaining to Kufa; the term later became associated with the angular Kufic style of Arabic calligraphy.”
Modern English
English
Kufa
“The conventional English name for the historic Iraqi city.”