Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ghaffir

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ghaf-fir
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A guard or member of a historical police force, especially in Egypt and Palestine.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic غَفِير (ḡafīr, “guard, watchman”).

Inflected Forms

ghaffirs (plural) ghafir (alternative)

Questions

What does ghaffir mean?: A guard or member of a historical police force, especially in Egypt and Palestine.
Where does ghaffir come from?: Borrowed from Arabic غَفِير (ḡafīr, “guard, watchman”).

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