Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maalouf

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables: maalouf
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Arabic.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic معلوف (maʕlūf). This surname is mostly found in Lebanon.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: معلوف

Inflected Forms

Maaloufs (plural) Malouf (alternative) Maloof (alternative) Maluf (alternative)

Questions

What does maalouf mean?: A surname from Arabic.
Where does maalouf come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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