قلاف

Gulf Arabic

Alternative forms
Root
ق ل ف‎
1 term
  • گلاف‎ (gaḷḷāf) (rare)

Etymology

See Arabic قَلَفَ‎ (qalafa) (also Persian of South Iran گلاف‎, likely borrowed from Gulf Arabic).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡəɫ.ɫaːf/

Noun

قَلّاف • (gaḷḷāf) m (plural قَلاليف‎ (gaḷāḷīf))

  1. shipbuilder
    Coordinate term: (ship designer) استاذ‎ (istāḏ)

Derived terms
  • القلاف‎ (il-gaḷḷāf, “Kuwaiti family name”)
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