mafia
Italian (Fiorentino)
noun
Definitions
- The Mafia (International organized crime organization)
- mafiamafia (Individual branch)
- arrogance
Etymology
Derived from Arabic مَاجَاس (boasting, aggressive, bragging).
Origin
Arabic
مَاجَاس
Gloss
boasting, aggressive, bragging
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Mafia English
- Mafioso English
- Mafia Italian
- antimafia Italian
- capomafia Italian
- ecomafia Italian
- filomafioso Italian
- mafiologia Italian
- mafiosamente Italian
- mafiosità Italian
- mafioso Italian
- zoomafia Italian
- maffia Dutch, Flemish
- orenmaffia Dutch, Flemish
- antimafia Spanish, Castilian
- mafia Spanish, Castilian
- mafioso Spanish, Castilian
- mafioso Portuguese
- máfia Portuguese
- マフィア Japanese
- mafia Polish
- mafioso Danish
- مَاجَاس Arabic
- mafiós Catalan, Valencian
- mafia Galician
- mafioso Galician
- มาเฟีย Thai
- μαφία Greek (modern)
- mafya Turkish
- מאפיה Hebrew (modern)
- 마피아 Korean
- mafia Sicilian
- mafiusu Sicilian