حلوف

See also: خلوف, خلوق, and حلوق

Arabic

Etymology

As a word unknown in Classical Arabic, where one uses خِنْزِير (ḵinzīr), it is most commonly considered of Berber origin, the exact derivation varying.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ħal.luːf/
Rhymes: -uːf

Noun

حَلُّوف • (ḥallūf) m (plural حَلَالِيف (ḥalālīf))

pig (mammal)
Synonym: خِنْزِير (ḵinzīr)

Declension

Declension of noun **حَلُّوف** (ḥallūf)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	حَلُّوف ḥallūf	الْحَلُّوف al-ḥallūf	حَلُّوف ḥallūf
nominative	حَلُّوفٌ ḥallūfun	الْحَلُّوفُ al-ḥallūfu	حَلُّوفُ ḥallūfu
accusative	حَلُّوفًا ḥallūfan	الْحَلُّوفَ al-ḥallūfa	حَلُّوفَ ḥallūfa
genitive	حَلُّوفٍ ḥallūfin	الْحَلُّوفِ al-ḥallūfi	حَلُّوفِ ḥallūfi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	حَلُّوفَيْن ḥallūfayn	الْحَلُّوفَيْن al-ḥallūfayn	حَلُّوفَيْ ḥallūfay
nominative	حَلُّوفَانِ ḥallūfāni	الْحَلُّوفَانِ al-ḥallūfāni	حَلُّوفَا ḥallūfā
accusative	حَلُّوفَيْنِ ḥallūfayni	الْحَلُّوفَيْنِ al-ḥallūfayni	حَلُّوفَيْ ḥallūfay
genitive	حَلُّوفَيْنِ ḥallūfayni	الْحَلُّوفَيْنِ al-ḥallūfayni	حَلُّوفَيْ ḥallūfay
plural	basic broken plural diptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	حَلَالِيف ḥalālīf	الْحَلَالِيف al-ḥalālīf	حَلَالِيف ḥalālīf
nominative	حَلَالِيفُ ḥalālīfu	الْحَلَالِيفُ al-ḥalālīfu	حَلَالِيفُ ḥalālīfu
accusative	حَلَالِيفَ ḥalālīfa	الْحَلَالِيفَ al-ḥalālīfa	حَلَالِيفَ ḥalālīfa
genitive	حَلَالِيفَ ḥalālīfa	الْحَلَالِيفِ al-ḥalālīfi	حَلَالِيفِ ḥalālīfi

Descendants

→ French: halouf

References

Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “حلوف”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎^[1] (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 316
Marcy, Georges (1941) “Le mot h'allûf est-il d’origine berbère ?”, in Bulletin des études arabes (in French), volume 1, Algiers, pages 106–107

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic حَلُّوف (ḥallūf).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ħal.luːf/
Audio: (file)

Noun

حلوف • (ḥallūf) m (plural حلالف (ḥlālif), feminine حلوفة (ḥallūfa))

pig
Synonym: خنزير (ḵanzīr)

Descendants

→ Ladino: ḥal.luf, jalufo (Haketia)