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ghafi.

valueless, inferior

5 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɣɑ.fi//ˈɡɑ.fi/
  1. valueless, inferior

    invariable
  2. raw, unprocessed

    invariable
Where this word comes from

Plausibly from Arabic جافِي (jāfī, “harsh, rough, coarse”, chiefly of behaviour, but also of things). This is pronounced /ˈɡaːfi/ in most of Omani and parts of Yemeni Arabic. The Swahili gh would have to be a hyperforeignism.

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