ملف

Arabic

Root
ل ف ف (l-f-f)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.laff/

Noun

مِلَفّ • (milaff) m (plural مِلَفّات (milaffāt))

1. file (“a collection of papers”), dossier
2. (computing) file

Declension

Declension of noun مِلَفّ (milaff)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِلَفّ milaff	الْمِلَفّ al-milaff	مِلَفّ milaff
Nominative	مِلَفٌّ milaffun	الْمِلَفُّ al-milaffu	مِلَفُّ milaffu
Accusative	مِلَفًّا milaffan	الْمِلَفَّ al-milaffa	مِلَفَّ milaffa
Genitive	مِلَفٍّ milaffin	الْمِلَفِّ al-milaffi	مِلَفِّ milaffi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِلَفَّيْن milaffayn	الْمِلَفَّيْن al-milaffayn	مِلَفَّيْ milaffay
Nominative	مِلَفَّانِ milaffāni	الْمِلَفَّانِ al-milaffāni	مِلَفَّا milaffā
Accusative	مِلَفَّيْنِ milaffayni	الْمِلَفَّيْنِ al-milaffayni	مِلَفَّيْ milaffay
Genitive	مِلَفَّيْنِ milaffayni	الْمِلَفَّيْنِ al-milaffayni	مِلَفَّيْ milaffay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِلَفّات milaffāt	الْمِلَفّات al-milaffāt	مِلَفّات milaffāt
Nominative	مِلَفّاتٌ milaffātun	الْمِلَفّاتُ al-milaffātu	مِلَفّاتُ milaffātu
Accusative	مِلَفّاتٍ milaffātin	الْمِلَفّاتِ al-milaffāti	مِلَفّاتِ milaffāti
Genitive	مِلَفّاتٍ milaffātin	الْمِلَفّاتِ al-milaffāti	مِلَفّاتِ milaffāti

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مِلَفّ (milaff).

Pronunciation

• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /mə.ləf/

Noun

ملف • (malaff) m (plural ملفات (malaffāt))

1. file (“a collection of papers”), dossier

   حط اوراقك بالملف لا يضيعون

   Put your papers in the dossier lest they get lost

2. (computing) file

   افتح ملف الوورد هذا

   Open this Word document

3. (computing) folder

   سو ملف حط فيه صورك

   Create a folder [and] put your photos in it