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gafa

Zêdetir bixwîne
gafar

  1. to jinx, put a jinx on (a person or thing supposed to bring bad luck)
  2. (reflexive) to be jinx, be put a jinx on

Zêdetir bixwîne
Pircarînî

B2
Bi hîfenê ve hatîye girêdan wek
ga‧fas
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ˈɡafas/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Hevwate bi fransî
fransî
faire gaffe
Hevwate bi almanî
almanî
gaffen
In summary

Unknown. Maybe related to French faire gaffe (“pay attention”), or German gaffen (“to stare”). Possibly related to the Andalusian Arab scholar of the 12th century Muhammad ibn Aslam Al-Ghafiqi, an ophthalmologist. Eyeglasses “gafas” were named after him.

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