"mafeesh" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: From Egyptian Arabic ⁧مـَفيش⁩ (māfīš), eventually from ⁧ما⁩ (ma, mā, “not”) + ⁧فيه⁩ (fī, “there is”) + ⁧ـش⁩ (-š, negation ending). Borrowed into English by travelers and the British military. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|arz|مـَفيش|tr=māfīš}} Egyptian Arabic ⁧مـَفيش⁩ (māfīš), {{m|arz|ما|t=not|tr=ma, mā}} ⁧ما⁩ (ma, mā, “not”), {{m|arz|فيه|t=there is|tr=fī}} ⁧فيه⁩ (fī, “there is”), {{m|arz|ـش|pos=negation ending|tr=-š}} ⁧ـش⁩ (-š, negation ending) Head templates: {{en-interj}} mafeesh
  1. (in Egypt) There is no more; I have nothing. Tags: in Egypt
    Sense id: en-mafeesh-en-intj-IhHY4BOB

Download JSON data for mafeesh meaning in English (1.2kB)

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