Gaddafi

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UK/ɡəˈdæfi/US/ɡəˈdɑfi/

proper noun

A transliteration of the Arabic surname القَذَّافِيّ (al-qaḏḏāfiyy).

OriginLibyan Arabic قدافي ← Arabic قَذَّافِيّ →
UncommonScrabble 13
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Qaddafi · alternative Qadhafi · alternative Qadhdhafi · alternative Gadafi · alternative Gaddafy · alternative Kaddafi · alternative Gadhafi · alternative Khadafy · alternative Gadaffi · alternative Qadaffi · alternative Qadafi · alternative Quaddafi · alternative Khadafi · alternative Khaddafi · alternative Ghadaffi · alternative Qathafi

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

Origin

  1. Arabicقَذَّافِيّ
  2. Libyan Arabicقدافي
  3. EnglishGaddafi

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

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Translations

Arabic قَذَّافِيّ, القَذَّافِيّ
  • قَذَّافِيّ (qaḏḏāfiyy)surname
  • القَذَّافِيّ (al-qaḏḏāfiyy)surname
Chinese Mandarin 卡扎菲
  • 卡扎菲 (Kǎzhāfēi)surname
French Kadhafi
  • Kadhafisurname
Hindi गद्दाफ़ी
  • गद्दाफ़ी (gaddāfī)surname
Italian Gheddafi
  • Gheddafisurname
Japanese カッザーフィー, ガッダーフィ
  • カッザーフィー (Kazzāfī)surname
  • ガッダーフィ (Gaddāfi)surname
  • ガッダーフィー (Gaddāfī)surname
Cite this entry
APA

Gaddafi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gaddafi

MLA

“Gaddafi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gaddafi. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gaddafi,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gaddafi.

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