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mafeesh

mafeesh interjection: there is no more; I have nothing.

Interjection

  1. There is no more; I have nothing.

Origin of mafeesh

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.

Questions about mafeesh

What does mafeesh mean?
Mafeesh means there is no more; I have nothing.
What part of speech is mafeesh?
Mafeesh is an interjection.

Words near mafeesh in the dictionary

  1. mafaicheenamines
  2. mafalde
  3. mafaldine
  4. mafan
  5. mafe
  6. mafeesh
  7. Mafeking
  8. mafenide
  9. maff
  10. Maffeo
  11. Maffeos

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