Kufic

Kufic Definition

Ku·fic (ko̵̅o̅′fik, kyo̵̅o̅′-)

adjective

designating or of a form of the Arabic alphabet having mostly angular letters

Etymology: after Kufa (Ar al-Kūfa), town on the Euphrates, south of Babylon + -ic

Kufic Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

script: The format of the leaves is very much in the North African tradition where the kufic script is essentially horizontal.

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