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Gaddafi
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English
Alternative forms
most common en Qaddafi Qadhafi Qadhdhafi
also very common en Gadafi Gaddafy Kaddafi Gadhafi Khadafy Gadaffi
moderately common en Qadaffi Qadafi Quaddafi Khadafi Khaddafi Ghadaffi Qathafi Kadhafi Ghaddafi Kadafi Ghadafi Gadafy
uncommon en Gadhaffi Gaddhafi Gadaffy Ghaddaffi Gheddafi Qadhaffi Qaddhafi Quadaffi Quadhafi Quadafi Khadaffi Khaddafy Kadaffi Kazzafi
rare en Gadaafi Gaddaffy Ghadaffy Ghadafy Ghaddafy Ghedaffi Kaddaffi Kaddhafi Kadhaffi Kazafi Khaddaffi Khadhafi Qazhafi Qazzafi Qhadaffi Qhadafi Qhaddafi Quadaffy Quadafy Quaddaffi Quaddafy Quaddhafi Quathafi
very rare en Khadhaffi Qadhdhaffi Kadaphi Kajjaphi Kajaphi
Etymology
From en ayl قدافي gaddāfi, gaḏḏāfi, from en ar قَذَّافِيّ, an occupational term from ar قَذَّاف hurler, flinger; catapult, mangonel, ballista.
Pronunciation
en /ɡəˈdæfi/ UK, gə-dă'fē
en /ɡəˈdɑfi/ US, gə-dä'fē
en æfi<a:UK> 3
Proper noun
en ar surname القَذَّافِيّ.
Muammar Gaddafi (y 1942–2011), revolutionary and leader of Libya.
Derived terms
en Gaddafian Gaddafism Gaddafist
Translations
surname
Arabic: ar قَذَّافِيّ, ar القَذَّافِيّ
Libyan Arabic: ayl قدافي gaddāfi, gaḏḏāfi
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 卡扎菲
French: fr Kadhafi
Hindi: hi गद्दाफ़ी m
Italian: it Gheddafi
Japanese: ja カッザーフィー Kazzāfī, ja ガッダーフィ Gaddāfi, ja ガッダーフィー Gaddāfī
en Individuals