Kufic

Kufic
/kooh"fik/, adj.
1. of or pertaining to Kufa or its inhabitants.
2. noting or pertaining to the characters of the Arabic alphabet used in the writing of the original Koran, in the time of Muhammad.
n.
3. the Kufic alphabet.
Also, Cufic.
[1785-95; KUF(A) + -IC]

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