ملقوف

Gulf Arabic

Pronunciation
  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /ˈməlˌɡuːf/

Adjective

مَلْقُوف • (malgūf)

  1. A nosy person

Hijazi Arabic
Root
ل ق ف‎
1 term

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mal.ɡuːf/

Adjective

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

  1. A nosy person

Usage notes

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.

  • لَقَافة‎ (lagāfa, “nosiness”)
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