See also: خلوف, خلوق, and حلوق

Arabic edit

Etymology edit

As a word unknown in Classical Arabic, where one uses خِنْزِير (ḵinzīr), it is most commonly considered of Berber origin, the exact derivation varying.

Noun edit

حَلُّوف (ḥallūfm (plural حَلَالِيف (ḥalālīf))

  1. pig (mammal)
    Synonym: خِنْزِير (ḵinzīr)

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • French: halouf

References edit

  • Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “حلوف”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes[1] (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 316
  • Marcy, Georges (1941) “Le mot h'allûf est-il d’origine berbère ?”, in Bulletin des études arabes (in French), volume 1, Algiers, pages 106–107

Moroccan Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic حَلُّوف (ḥallūf).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ħal.luːf/
  • (file)

Noun edit

حلوف (ḥallūfm (plural حلالف (ḥlālif), feminine حلوفة (ḥallūfa))

  1. pig
    Synonym: خنزير (ḵanzīr)

Descendants edit