kafir
kafir · kuffar · kafirs
A disbeliever, a denier: someone who rejects or disbelieves in Allah or the tenets of…A disbeliever, a denier: someone who rejects or disbelieves in Allah or the tenets of Islam; or more broadly any non-Muslim.
UK/ˈkæfə/US/ˈkæfɚ/
» We, kafir dogs, cannot comprehend the glory of Allah.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, offensive, slur)A disbeliever, a denier: someone who rejects or disbelieves in Allah or the tenets of Islam; or more broadly any non-Muslim.
Kafir
ка́фирkáfir, кафи́рkafír, кя́фирkjáfir
кафі́рkafír, кяфі́рkjafír
More definitions
- a member of the Kafir people in northeastern Afghanistan
- an offensive and insulting term for any Black African
Examples
1 sentencesWe, kafir dogs, cannot comprehend the glory of Allah.
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
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Origin
Borrowed from Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “denier, unbeliever”). Doublet of kaffir.Borrowed from Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “denier, unbeliever”). Doublet of kaffir.
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Forms
plural: kuffar / kafirs / kafirunSynonyms
3 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable