Kufic

(ko̵̅o̅′fik, kyo̵̅o̅′-)

adjective

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

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

See Kufic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also Cu·fic

adjective

Relating to or being an angular form of the Arabic alphabet used in making fine copies of the Koran.

Origin:

Origin: After al-Kūfa, a town of south-central Iraq

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