کیف

See also: كيف

Persian

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [kiːf]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰiːf]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰiːf]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰiːf]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰif]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʲiːf]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰif]

Readings
Classical reading?	kīf
Dari reading?	kīf
Iranian reading?	kif
Tajik reading?	kif

Noun

کیف • (kif) (plural کیف‌ها (kif-hâ))

1. bag

Derived terms

• کیفی (kifi)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: kif

Etymology 2

From Arabic كَيْف (kayf).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [kajf]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰäjf]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰäjf]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰäjf]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰäjf]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʲejf]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰäjf]

Readings
Classical reading?	kayf
Dari reading?	kayf
Iranian reading?	keyf
Tajik reading?	kayf

Noun

کیف • (keyf)

1. pleasure

Derived terms

• کیف کردن (keyf kardan)

Descendants

• → Bashkir: кәйеф (kəyef)

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

• کییف (kiyef)
• کی‌یف (ki-yef)

Pronunciation

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʲijef]

Readings
Iranian reading?	kiyef

Proper noun

کِیِف • (kiyef)

1. Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Ки́ев (Kíjev), perhaps through English Kiev, or another language.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /kiːf/
• Rhymes: -iːf

Proper noun

کِیف • (kīf) m (Hindi spelling कीव)

1. Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine)
   • 2017 December 6, “کیف کے حالات دوسری جنگِ عظیم جیسے ہوگئے ہیں، یوکرینی وزیر خارجہ [Kyiv's situation has become similar to the situation of World War 2, minister of external affairs]”, in Jang‎^[1]: