Meanings
- Enough!
To many Lebanese, kifaya encapsulates their desire to be free of domination from the dictatorial regime in Damascus.
2005 March 27, William Safire, “Kifaya!”, in The New York Times Magazine, archived from the original on 14 Mar 2021
Origin
- Arabicكفاية“enough”
- Englishkifaya
From Arabic كفاية (“enough”).
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