ملقوف

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Gulf Arabic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /ˈməlˌɡuːf/

Adjective[edit]

مَلْقُوف (malgūf)

  1. A nosy person

Hijazi Arabic[edit]

Root
ل ق ف
2 terms

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic مَلْقُوف (malqūf).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

ملقوف (malgūf) (feminine ملقوفة (malgūf), common plural ملاقيف (malāgīf), feminine plural ملقوفات (malgūfāt))

  1. A nosy person

Usage notes[edit]

The common plural adjective is used with both feminine and masculine plural nouns, while the feminine plural adjective is rarely used and only used with feminine nouns.

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