قلاف

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Gulf Arabic

Alternative forms

Root
ق ل ف
1 term

Etymology

See Arabic قَلَفَ (qalafa) (also Persian of South Iran گلاف, likely borrowed from Gulf Arabic).

Pronunciation

Noun

قَلّاف (gaḷḷāfm (plural قَلاليف (gaḷāḷīf))

  1. shipbuilder
    Coordinate term: (ship designer) استاذ (istāḏ)

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