English Explanatory Dictionary

shufti

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A brief glance.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃʊf.ti/ /ˈʃʌf.ti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shufti.wav

Word forms

shufti shuftis shufty shoofti

Etymology

UK 1940s, originally military slang. From Egyptian Arabic شُفْتِ، شُفْتِي (šufti, “have you seen?”, literally “you saw”), a conjugation of شَاف (šāf, “to see”).

Synonyms

glance

Derived words

shufti kite shuftiscope
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