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There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb shufti. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
Jan 3, 2024 · Shufti is in origin the Arabic word šufti, meaning “have you seen?”, and comes from the verb šāf “to see”. Another Arabic word introduced by soldiers who had been serving in the Middle East and north Africa was imshi , signifying “be off, go away!”, first used in print in 1916.
Sep 27, 2024 · 1.4.3 Translations. English. [edit] WOTD – 5 June 2009. Alternative forms. [edit] shufty, shoofti. Etymology. [edit] UK 1940s, originally military slang. From Egyptian Arabic شُفْتِ ، شُفْتِي (šufti, “have you seen?”, literally “you saw”), a conjugation of شَاف (šāf, “to see”). Pronunciation. [edit] (UK, US) IPA (key): /ˈʃʊf.ti/, /ˈʃʌf.ti/
Jan 5, 2002 · A Shufti (another way of writing it, the one usually given in dictionaries) is Arabic. In that language it means “have you seen?”. It’s a bit of military slang, picked up by British servicemen formerly based in the Middle East.
Sep 22, 2022 · very ancient game of skill with 32 pieces, played by two on a checkered board of 64 squares, 13c., from Old French esches "chessmen," plural of eschec "game of chess, chessboard; checkmate" (see check (n.1)), so called from the key move of the game. Modern French distinguishes éc.
Oct 25, 2024 · Definitions of shufti. noun. a quick look around (originally military slang) “take a shufti while you're out there”. see more.
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The earliest known use of the noun shufti-scope is in the 1940s. OED's earliest evidence for shufti-scope is from 1948, in a dictionary by Eric Partridge, lexicographer and etymologist, et al. shufti-scope is formed within English, by compounding.
