Gaddafi
/ɡəˈdɑfi/ name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A transliteration of the Arabic surname القَذَّافِيّ (al-qaḏḏāfiyy).
- 2 Muammar Gaddafi (c. 1942–2011), revolutionary and leader of Libya.
Example
More examples"Muammar Gaddafi is a megalomaniac."
Etymology
From Libyan Arabic قدافي (gaddāfi, gaḏḏāfi), from Arabic قَذَّافِيّ (qaḏḏāfiyy), an occupational term from قَذَّاف (qaḏḏāf, “hurler, flinger; catapult, mangonel, ballista”).