Skaff

S1K5A1F4F4

proper noun

A surname from Arabic.

OriginArabic سكاف →
RareScrabble 15
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

proper nounSkaff (plural Skaffs)

plural Skaffs

  1. A surname from Arabic.

Origin

  1. Arabicسكاف“shoemaker”
  2. EnglishSkaff

Borrowed from Lebanese Arabic سكاف (sakkāf, “shoemaker”).

More words from Arabic

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

Skaff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Skaff

MLA

“Skaff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Skaff. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Skaff,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Skaff.

Source: Skaff on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.