mahpus

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

imprisoned, locked up

Noun

1. (colloquial) prison
2. A type of backgammon game.

Coupé comme

mah‧pus

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/mahˈpus/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish محبوس (mahbus, “imprisoned, a prisoner, given in mortmain for the service of God”), from Arabic مَحْبُوس (maḥbūs), passive participle of حَبَسَ (ḥabasa, “to imprison, to hold back”).