Ktifa (קטיפה) means velvet in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
קְטִיפָה
ktifa
noun · feminine
In English
velvet
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ktifa.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מין בד ארוג, בעל מרקם רך ונעים, נחשב לעתים בד יוקרתי.
The word Ktifa is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קְטִיפָה
- Written without vowel points
- קטיפה
- Said
- ktifa
- Root
- ק־ט־פ
- Pattern
- קְטִילָה
- Plural
- קְטִיפוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' קְטִיפוֹת; קְטִיפַת־, ר' קְטִיפוֹת־
- Gematria
- 204
This is how Ktifa is said in other languages.
- English
- velvet
These words rhyme with Ktifa.
The word Ktifa is part of these phrases and sayings.
The word Ktifa comes from the root ק־ט־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Ktifa in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ktifa.
What does Ktifa (קטיפה) mean in Hebrew?
Ktifa (קטיפה) means velvet. It is said ktifa, with the stress on fa.
What rhymes with Ktifa (קטיפה)?
Words that rhyme with Ktifa (קטיפה) include שפה, תקופה, תרופה, שרפה, קליפה, and פה.
Is Ktifa (קטיפה) masculine or feminine?
The word Ktifa (קטיפה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is קְטִיפוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קטיפה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.