Questions & Answers about مفيش حد هنا دلوقتي، بس الناس هتيجي بعد ساعة.
What does مفيش mean, and why is it used here?
مفيش is a very common Egyptian Arabic word meaning there isn’t / there aren’t / there is no / there are no.
In this sentence, مفيش حد means there’s no one.
A useful way to think of مفيش is:
- في = there is / there are
- مـ...ش = a common Egyptian negation pattern
So مفيش is basically there isn’t.
It is extremely common in everyday Egyptian speech:
- مفيش وقت = there’s no time
- مفيش فلوس = there’s no money
- مفيش حد = there’s no one
What does حد mean here?
حد literally means someone / anyone / a person, depending on context.
After مفيش, it gives the meaning no one / nobody:
- مفيش حد = there’s no one
By itself, حد can appear in other expressions too:
- في حد هنا؟ = Is anyone here?
- حد قالك كده؟ = Did anyone tell you that?
So in this sentence, حد is the word that refers to a person / anyone, and مفيش makes it negative.
Why is there no word for is in حد هنا دلوقتي?