Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imshee

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
imshee
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

go away

Indian usage; British usage; Dated; Slang

Etymology

Most likely borrowed from Egyptian Arabic إِمْشِي (ʔimši, “go away!”, literally “walk!”), itself ultimately from older Arabic اِمْشِ (imši, id). For the derivation from Egyptian Arabic, compare shufti.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: مشى, م ش ي

Usage

Inflected Forms

imshi (alternative) imshy (alternative)

Questions

What does imshee mean?
go away
Where does imshee come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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