Still, Ma Afir and Mu Afat are two completely different words from the Italian word Mafia. I don't know, maybe there's an Arabian Ma Afir out there somewhere?
The Sicilian language has been shaped by many years of foreign influence, occupation, and conquest. Unlike Italian, which is almost entirely Latin based, Sicilian has elements of Greek, Arabic, French, Catalan, and Spanish.
The name 'Ndrangheta for example has Greek origins.
