Gaddafi

UK/ɡəˈdæfi/US/ɡəˈdɑfi/

Gaddafi proper noun: a transliteration of the Arabic surname القَذَّافِيّ (al-qaḏḏāfiyy).

Proper noun

Gaddafi

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

Gaddafi meaning in Hindi and Arabic

Gaddafi in Arabic

surname: قَذَّافِيّ qaḏḏāfiyy, القَذَّافِيّ al-qaḏḏāfiyy

Forms of Gaddafi

alternative form	Qaddafi
alternative form	Qadhafi
alternative form	Qadhdhafi
alternative form	Gadafi
alternative form	Gaddafy
alternative form	Kaddafi
alternative form	Gadhafi
alternative form	Khadafy
alternative form	Gadaffi
alternative form	Qadaffi
alternative form	Qadafi
alternative form	Quaddafi
alternative form	Khadafi
alternative form	Khaddafi
alternative form	Ghadaffi
alternative form	Qathafi
alternative form	Kadhafi
alternative form	Ghaddafi
alternative form	Kadafi
alternative form	Ghadafi

Origin of Gaddafi

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

Words formed from Gaddafi

Questions about Gaddafi

What does Gaddafi mean?: Gaddafi means a transliteration of the Arabic surname القَذَّافِيّ (al-qaḏḏāfiyy).
What is Gaddafi in Hindi?: Gaddafi in Hindi is गद्दाफ़ी (gaddāfī). See Gaddafi meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Gaddafi?: Gaddafi is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Gaddafi?: Gaddafi is pronounced /ɡəˈdæfi/ (UK).

Words near Gaddafi in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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