Surname
gaddāfi
“hurler, flinger; catapult, mangonel, ballista”
gaddāfi is used as a surname.
Meaning & origin
What it means
gaddāfi is a romanization of قدافي. قدافي goes back to a word meaning “hurler, flinger; catapult, mangonel, ballista.”
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Where it comes from
gaddāfi is a romanization of قدافي. قدافي comes from Arabic.
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gaddāfi’s family of names
In Libyan Arabic usage, gaddāfi as a surname is a Roman-alphabet rendering of قدافي.
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