غلاف

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Arabic

Etymology

Root
غ ل ف (ḡ l f)
5 terms

Compare غَلَفَ (ḡalafa, to sheathe, cover, wrap).

Pronunciation

Noun

غِلَاف (ḡilāfm (plural غِلَافَات (ḡilāfāt) or غُلُف (ḡuluf) or أَغْلِفَة (ʔaḡlifa) or غُلْف (ḡulf) or غُلَّف (ḡullaf))

  1. cover
  2. wrapper
  3. envelope (for letters)
  4. case
  5. sheath, scabbard
  6. box, capsule
  7. fruit shell
  8. prepuce
  9. pericardium

Declension

Descendants

  • Maltese: ħliefa
  • Middle Armenian: ղլէֆ (ġlēf)
  • Ottoman Turkish: قلف (kılıf)
  • Persian: غِلاف (ğelâf)
  • Uzbek: gʻilof

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