خاروف

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic خَرُوف (ḵarūf), with an unexpected lengthening of the first syllable. See عامود (ʕāmūd).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xaː.ruːf/

Noun

خاروف • (ḵārūf) m (plural خرفان (ḵirfān) or خواريف (ḵawārīf))

  1. sheep
    Alternative form: خروف
  2. (figurative, derogatory, by extension) A person who tends to be led by others easily.
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