As a word unknown in Classical Arabic, where one uses خِنْزِير (ḵinzīr), it is most commonly considered of Berber origin, the exact derivation varying.
حَلُّوف • (ḥallūf) m (plural حَلَالِيف (ḥalālīf))
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | حَلُّوف ḥallūf |
الْحَلُّوف al-ḥallūf |
حَلُّوف ḥallūf |
| nominative | حَلُّوفٌ ḥallūfun |
الْحَلُّوفُ al-ḥallūfu |
حَلُّوفُ ḥallūfu |
| accusative | حَلُّوفًا ḥallūfan |
الْحَلُّوفَ al-ḥallūfa |
حَلُّوفَ ḥallūfa |
| genitive | حَلُّوفٍ ḥallūfin |
الْحَلُّوفِ al-ḥallūfi |
حَلُّوفِ ḥallūfi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | حَلُّوفَيْن ḥallūfayn |
الْحَلُّوفَيْن al-ḥallūfayn |
حَلُّوفَيْ ḥallūfay |
| nominative | حَلُّوفَانِ ḥallūfāni |
الْحَلُّوفَانِ al-ḥallūfāni |
حَلُّوفَا ḥallūfā |
| accusative | حَلُّوفَيْنِ ḥallūfayni |
الْحَلُّوفَيْنِ al-ḥallūfayni |
حَلُّوفَيْ ḥallūfay |
| genitive | حَلُّوفَيْنِ ḥallūfayni |
الْحَلُّوفَيْنِ al-ḥallūfayni |
حَلُّوفَيْ ḥallūfay |
| plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | حَلَالِيف ḥalālīf |
الْحَلَالِيف al-ḥalālīf |
حَلَالِيف ḥalālīf |
| nominative | حَلَالِيفُ ḥalālīfu |
الْحَلَالِيفُ al-ḥalālīfu |
حَلَالِيفُ ḥalālīfu |
| accusative | حَلَالِيفَ ḥalālīfa |
الْحَلَالِيفَ al-ḥalālīfa |
حَلَالِيفَ ḥalālīfa |
| genitive | حَلَالِيفَ ḥalālīfa |
الْحَلَالِيفِ al-ḥalālīfi |
حَلَالِيفِ ḥalālīfi |
حلوف • (ḥallūf) m (plural حلالف (ḥlālif), feminine حلوفة (ḥallūfa))