يافا

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יָפוֹ (yāfō).

Proper noun[edit]

يَافَا (yāfāf

  1. Jaffa

South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יָפוֹ (yāfō).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /jaː.fa/, [ˈjæː.fa]
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Proper noun[edit]

يافا (yāfaf

  1. Jaffa (a port city on the coast of Israel)
    Synonym: يافا القدس (yāft il-quds)
  2. Jaffa (a city in Galilee, Israel)
    Synonym: يافا الناصرة (yāft in-nāṣre)