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ghaffir

ghaffir noun: a guard or member of a historical police force, especially in Egypt and Palestine.

Noun

ghaffir (plural ghaffirs)

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

Forms of ghaffir

pluralghaffirs
alternative formghafir

Origin of ghaffir

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

Questions about ghaffir

What does ghaffir mean?
Ghaffir means a guard or member of a historical police force, especially in Egypt and Palestine.
What part of speech is ghaffir?
Ghaffir is a noun.
What is the plural of ghaffir?
The plural of ghaffir is ghaffirs.

Words near ghaffir in the dictionary

  1. Ghaddaffi
  2. Ghaddafi
  3. Ghaddafy
  4. Ghaffari
  5. Ghaffaris
  6. ghaffir
  7. ghaffirs
  8. ghafir
  9. ghafirs
  10. Ghaghara
  11. ghaghra

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