"نفنوف" meaning in Gulf Arabic

See نفنوف in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /nəfˈnuːf/ [Kuwait] Forms: nafnūf [romanization], نفانيف [plural]
Head templates: {{afb-noun|g=m|pl=نفانيف|pltr=nafānīf|tr=nafnūf}} نفنوف • (nafnūf) m (plural نفانيف (nafānīf))
  1. dress
    Sense id: en-نفنوف-afb-noun-W2Eu21cc Categories (other): Clothing Disambiguation of Clothing: 70 30
  2. a traditional Kuwaiti women's dress, now chiefly worn at traditional events like Gargee'an and Eid celebrations.
    Sense id: en-نفنوف-afb-noun-wecdNgiQ Categories (other): Gulf Arabic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Gulf Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "نفانيف",
      "roman": "nafānīf",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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      ],
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      ],
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      ],
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        ],
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          "Eid"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/nəfˈnuːf/",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    "Gulf Arabic masculine nouns",
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    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "afb:Clothing"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nafnūf",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "نفانيف",
      "roman": "nafānīf",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      ],
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          "Gargee'an"
        ],
        [
          "Eid",
          "Eid"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/nəfˈnuːf/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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