English
ghaffir
Ghaffir comes from Arabic غَفِير ‘guard, watchman’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentغَفِير‘guard, watchman’
- Englishtodayghaffir
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentغَفِير‘guard, watchman’
- Englishtodayghaffir
Every English word from Arabic غَفِير
Today it means
noun A guard or member of a historical police force, especially in Egypt and Palestine.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic غَفِير / ghaffir