Meanings
- There is no more; I have nothing.
Origin
- Egyptian Arabicمفيش
- Englishmafeesh
From Egyptian Arabic مفيش (mafīš), eventually from ما (ma, mā, “not”) + في (fī, “there is”) + ـش (-š, negation ending). Borrowed into English by travelers and the British military.
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