Gaddafi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name

A transliteration of the Arabic surname القَذَّافِيّ (al-qaḏḏāfiyy).
Muammar Gaddafi (c. 1942–2011), revolutionary and leader of Libya.

Pronunciation

/ɡəˈdæfi/ gə-dă􂀽'fē /ɡəˈdɑfi/ gə-dä􂀽'fē

Word forms

Gaddafi Qaddafi Qadhafi Qadhdhafi Gadafi Gaddafy Kaddafi Gadhafi Khadafy Gadaffi Qadaffi Qadafi Quaddafi Khadafi Khaddafi Ghadaffi Qathafi Kadhafi Ghaddafi Kadafi Ghadafi Gadafy Gadhaffi Gaddhafi Gadaffy Ghaddaffi Gheddafi Qadhaffi Qaddhafi Quadaffi Quadhafi Quadafi Khadaffi Khaddafy Kadaffi Kazzafi Gadaafi Gaddaffy Ghadaffy Ghadafy Ghaddafy Ghedaffi Kaddaffi Kaddhafi Kadhaffi Kazafi Khaddaffi Khadhafi Qazhafi Qazzafi Qhadaffi Qhadafi Qhaddafi Quadaffy Quadafy Quaddaffi Quaddafy Quaddhafi Quathafi Khadhaffi Qadhdhaffi Kadaphi Kajjaphi Kajaphi

Etymology

From Libyan Arabic قدافي (gaddāfi, gaḏḏāfi), from Arabic قَذَّافِيّ (qaḏḏāfiyy), an occupational term from قَذَّاف (qaḏḏāf, “hurler, flinger; catapult, mangonel, ballista”).

Derived words

Gaddafian Gaddafism Gaddafist

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