Gulf Arabic edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /ˈməlˌɡuːf/

Adjective edit

مَلْقُوف (malgūf)

  1. A nosy person

Hijazi Arabic edit

Root
ل ق ف
2 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic مَلْقُوف (malqūf).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

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

  1. A nosy person

Usage notes edit

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.

Related terms edit