قذيفة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ق ذ ف (q-ḏ-f).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qa.ðiː.fa/

Noun

قَذِيفَة (qaḏīfa) f (plural قَذَائِف (qaḏāʾif))

  1. projectile
  2. missile, bomb, shell

Declension

Derived terms

  • قَذِيفَة يَدَوِيَّة (qaḏīfa yadawiyya, hand grenade)
  • قَذِيفَة نَسَّافَة (qaḏīfa nassāfa, torpedo)
  • قَذِيفَة مُوَجَّهَة (qaḏīfa muwajjaha, guided missile)

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), قذف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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