Kufan
/ˈkuː.fən/noun
Relating to Kufa, an historic city in Iraq, or to its people, culture, or scholarly traditions.
Did you know?Kufa became a major center of early Islamic scholarship and was associated with the Kufan school of Arabic grammar, while its famous Kufic script is named from the same city.
Etymological Timeline
7th Century
Arabic
al-Kūfa
“The Arabic name of the city founded in present-day Iraq; the deeper origin of the place-name is uncertain.”
7th–8th Century
Arabic
Kūfī
“Of Kufa; the Arabic adjective used for people, objects, and traditions associated with the city.”
8th–10th Century
Arabic
al-khaṭṭ al-Kūfī
“The Kufan script or writing style, later known in English as Kufic.”
19th Century
English
Kufan
“An English adjective meaning relating to Kufa.”
Modern English
English
Kufan
“Relating to Kufa, its inhabitants, or its intellectual and cultural traditions.”
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