Etymology

miskeen

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Today it means: Poor, pathetic, innocent; (by extension) not affiliated with criminal gangs. Full definition →

Arabic مِسْكِين
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The story

  1. Arabic · borrowed fromمِسْكِين“poor”
  2. English todaymiskeen

Borrowed from Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn, “poor”).

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