قلاف
Gulf Arabic edit
Alternative forms edit
| Root |
|---|
| ق ل ف |
| 1 term |
- گلاف (gaḷḷāf) (rare)
Etymology edit
See Arabic قَلَفَ (qalafa) (also Persian of South Iran گلاف, likely borrowed from Gulf Arabic).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
قَلّاف • (gaḷḷāf) m (plural قَلاليف (gaḷāḷīf))
- shipbuilder
- Coordinate term: (ship designer) استاذ (istāḏ)
Derived terms edit
- القلاف (il-gaḷḷāf, “Kuwaiti family name”)