Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mafeesh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mafeesh
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

There is no more; I have nothing.

Etymology

From Egyptian Arabic مفيش (mafīš), eventually from ما (ma, mā, “not”) + في (fī, “there is”) + ـش (-š, negation ending). Borrowed into English by travelers and the British military.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does mafeesh mean?
There is no more; I have nothing.
Where does mafeesh come from?
From Egyptian Arabic مفيش (mafīš), eventually from ما (ma, mā, “not”) + في (fī, “there is”) + ـش (-š, negation ending). Borrowed into English by travelers and the British military.

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