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gaddafi

/ɡəˈdɑfi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables
gaddafi
IPA
/ɡəˈdɑfi/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A transliteration of the Arabic surname القَذَّافِيّ (al-qaḏḏāfiyy).

name

Muammar Gaddafi (c. 1942–2011), revolutionary and leader of Libya.

Etymology

From Libyan Arabic قدافي (gaddāfi, gaḏḏāfi), from Arabic قَذَّافِيّ (qaḏḏāfiyy), an occupational term from قَذَّاف (qaḏḏāf, “hurler, flinger; catapult, mangonel, ballista”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: قدافي, قَذَّافِيّ

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɡəˈdɑfi/
  • British English: /ɡəˈdæfi/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Qaddafi (alternative) Qadhafi (alternative) Qadhdhafi (alternative) Gadafi (alternative) Gaddafy (alternative) Kaddafi (alternative) Gadhafi (alternative) Khadafy (alternative) Gadaffi (alternative) Qadaffi (alternative) Qadafi (alternative) Quaddafi (alternative)

Derived Forms

Gaddafian Gaddafism Gaddafist

Questions

How do you pronounce gaddafi?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡəˈdɑfi/.
What does gaddafi mean?
A transliteration of the Arabic surname القَذَّافِيّ (al-qaḏḏāfiyy).
Where does gaddafi come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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