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