Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יָפוֹ (yāfō).

Proper noun edit

يَافَا (yāfāf

  1. Jaffa

South Levantine Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יָפוֹ (yāfō).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /jaː.fa/, [ˈjæː.fa]
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Proper noun edit

يافا (yāfaf

  1. Jaffa (a port city on the coast of Israel)
    Synonym: يافا القدس (yāft il-quds)
  2. Jaffa (a city in Galilee, Israel)
    Synonym: يافا الناصرة (yāft in-nāṣre)