mafeesh

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English

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Etymology

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From Egyptian Arabic مـَفيش (māfīš), eventually from ما (ma, mā, “not”) + فيه (fī, “there is”) + ـش (-š, negation ending).

Borrowed into English by travelers and the British military.

Interjection

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mafeesh

  1. (in Egypt) There is no more; I have nothing.
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