ملقوف

Gulf Arabic

Pronunciation
  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /ˈməlˌɡuːf/

Adjective

⁧مَلْقُوف⁩ • (malgūf)

  1. A nosy person

Hijazi Arabic
Root
⁧ل ق ف⁩
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic ⁧مَلْقُوف⁩ (malqūf).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mal.ɡuːf/

Adjective

⁧ملقوف⁩ • (malgūf) (feminine ⁧ملقوفة⁩ (malgūf), common plural ⁧ملاقيف⁩ (malāgīf), feminine plural ⁧ملقوفات⁩ (malgūfāt))

  1. A nosy person

Usage notes

The common plural adjective is used with both feminine and masculine plural nouns, while the feminine plural adjective is rarely used and only used with feminine nouns.

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