كفتة

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from Classical Persian کوفْتَه (kōfta, “ground meat”), possibly by way of Ottoman Turkish کوفته (köfte).

Noun

كُفْتَة • (kufta) f

1. kufta, meatball, meat dumpling

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “كفتة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

Derived from Classical Persian کوفْتَه (kōfta, “ground meat”), possibly by way of Ottoman Turkish کوفته (köfte).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kufta/, [kʊfta]

Noun

كفتة • (kufta) f (collective, plural كُفْتات (kuftāt))

1. meatball

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Derived from Classical Persian کوفْتَه (kōfta, “ground meat”), possibly by way of Ottoman Turkish کوفته (köfte).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaf.ta/, /kuf.ta/

Noun

كَفتة or كُفتة • (kafta or kufta) f (usually uncountable)

1. ground meat, minced meat