Gaddafi

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Gaddafi

/ɡəˈdæfi/ UK
/ɡəˈdɑfi/ US

Rhymes with (UK) -æfi

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

proper noun Qaddafi · Qadhafi · Qadhdhafi · Gadafi · Gaddafy · Kaddafi

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

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Closest in meaning: qaddafi, qadhafi, kaddafi, libyan, colonel, gaddafy, ghazi, labib, ghanem, ghaly, hayat, maghribi, gharib, jalal, slami, jabara

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日本語	カッザーフィー Kazzāfī, ガッダーフィ Gaddāfi, ガッダーフィー Gaddāfī
中文	卡扎菲 Kǎzhāfēi
हिन्दी	गद्दाफ़ी gaddāfī
Français	Kadhafi
Italiano	Gheddafi
العربية	قَذَّافِيّ qaḏḏāfiyy, القَذَّافِيّ al-qaḏḏāfiyy

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@misc{gaddafi_2026,
  title = {Gaddafi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gaddafi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}