ghaffir

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noun

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

OriginArabic غَفِير →
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Meanings

nounghaffir (plural ghaffirs)

plural ghaffirs · alternative ghafir

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

Origin

  1. Arabicغَفِير
  2. Arabicغَفِير
  3. Englishghaffir

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

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APA

ghaffir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghaffir

MLA

“ghaffir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghaffir. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ghaffir,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghaffir.

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