Kufic


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Kufic /ˈkjuːfɪk/ (also Cufic)
noun an early angular form of the Arabic alphabet found chiefly in decorative inscriptions. adjective of or in Kufic.
– origin C18: from the name Kufa, a city south of Baghdad, Iraq (because it was attributed to the city's scholars), + -ic.
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