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Where does “كيف” come from?

كيف (Arabic) comes from Arabic كَيْف — pleasure; joy; opiate.

كيف (Arabic): how; however; condition, state

Definitions

  1. how; however; condition, state

Ancestry of “كيف”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكَيْفpleasure; joy; opiate
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