English
kifaya
Kifaya comes from Arabic كفاية ‘enough’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentكفاية‘enough’
- Englishearliest quotation 2005kifaya
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentكفاية‘enough’
- Englishearliest quotation 2005kifaya
Earliest quotation: 2005, William Safire, Kifaya!: “To many Lebanese, kifaya encapsulates their desire to be…”
Every English word from Arabic كفاية
Today it means
intj Enough!
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic كفاية / kifaya