Etymology

ghaffir

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Today it means: A guard or member of a historical police force, especially in Egypt and Palestine. Full definition →

Arabic غَفِير
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromغَفِير
  2. Arabic · borrowed fromغَفِير
  3. English todayghaffir

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

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