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Where does “كيف كيف” come from?

كيف كيف (Algerian Arabic) comes from Algerian Arabic كيف, from Arabic كَيْف — pleasure; joy; opiate.

كيف كيف (Algerian Arabic): the same; in the same way

Definitions

  1. the same; in the same way

Ancestry of “كيف كيف”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Algerian Arabicكيفhow; like
2Arabicكَيْفpleasure; joy; opiate

Words derived from “كيف كيف”

  • kif-kif bourricot
  • kif-kif
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