سنسفيل

[rukn]

Does anyone know what the literal meaning of this word is? It seems to occur in instances of swearing like

يلعن سنسفيل فلان

 

[Linguist777]

I couldn't find the word in any dictionary. It's probably a nonsense or jocular word used for swearing. Some people claim it means "أصل" or "سلالة".

 

[Dr.BassamAbdo]

"سنسفيل" ليست كلمة واحدة بل كلمتين انجليزيتين مدمجتين معناهما الحس والشعور (سِنْسْ + فيل). شأن هذه العبارة شأن غيرها من الكلمات الدخيلة على لغتنا العربية. على سبيل المثال لا الحصر هناك كلمة (مكلف) في اللهجة اليمنية تعني مرأة، وأصلها كلمتين انجليزيتين هما make love

 

[Kenny-Alpha]

Does anyone know what the literal meaning of this word is? It seems to occur in instances of swearing like

يلعن سنسفيل فلان

Seems that you're hunch was right in that it does occur in instances of swearing. From my research, I found that it is an Egyptian usage. And the example they gave was: يلعن سلسفيلك! Damn your family tree! And it can be either سلسفيل or سنسفيل.

To me, it actually makes sense since salaf سلف means predecessor or ancestor. So سلسفيل likely came from سلف.