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Timbuktu in Arabic

طَفْرَاوَى ṭafrāwā

/tɪm.bʌkˈtuː/

Timbuktu in Arabic: طَفْرَاوَى (ṭafrāwā). In English, Timbuktu means a city in central Mali.

Arabic words for Timbuktu

distant place
طَفْرَاوَى ṭafrāwā

English meaning of Timbuktu

  1. proper noun A city in central Mali.
  2. proper noun Any proverbially distant or remote place.

Full definition of Timbuktu

Timbuktu in a sentence

  • You can try every shop from here to Timbuktu, but you won't find another one like this.

Synonyms of Timbuktu

Timbuktu in other languages

Questions about Timbuktu in Arabic

What is the meaning of Timbuktu in Arabic?
Timbuktu in Arabic is طَفْرَاوَى (ṭafrāwā).
ما معنى كلمة Timbuktu؟
Timbuktu: طَفْرَاوَى (ṭafrāwā).
What does Timbuktu mean in English?
Timbuktu means a city in central Mali.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Timbuktu (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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