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))

1. pig (mammal)

   Synonym: خِنْزِير (ḵinzīr)

Declension

Declension of noun حَلُّوف (ḥallūf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	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
	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/

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Noun

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

1. pig

   Synonym: خنزير (ḵanzīr)

Descendants

• → Ladino: ḥal.luf, jalufo (Haketia)