Mahfouz, Naguib Syllabification: (Mah·fouz, Naguib)Pronunciation: /mäˈfo͞oz/Definition of Mahfouz, Naguib (1911–2006), Egyptian novelist and short-story writer. Notable works: Miramar (1967), Wedding Song (1981), and The Seventh Heaven (2005). Nobel Prize for Literature (1988). Mahfouz, Naguib in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Mahfouz, Naguib in the British & World English dictionary