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Meaning of "Kafir" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KAFIR

From Arabic.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF KAFIR

Kafir  [ˈkæfə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KAFIR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kafir is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KAFIR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kafir

Kafir is an Arabic term used in an Islamic doctrinal sense, usually translated as "unbeliever," "disbeliever," or "infidel." The term refers to a person who rejects God in Islam or who hides, denies, or covers the "Islamic version of truth." The practise of declaring another Muslim as a kafir is takfir.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KAFIR


chaffer
ˈtʃæfə
flaffer
ˈflæfə
gaffer
ˈɡæfə
jafa
ˈdʒæfə
Jaffa
ˈdʒæfə
Kaffir
ˈkæfə
piaffer
pɪˈæfə
sclaffer
ˈsklæfə
Shaffer
ˈʃæfə
Staffa
ˈstæfə
zaffer
ˈzæfə
zaffre
ˈzæfə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KAFIR

Kaduna
kae
kaf
kaffeeklatsch
Kaffir
kaffir beer
kaffir corn
kaffirboom
kaffiyeh
Kaffraria
Kaffrarian
kafir corn
Kafiri
Kafiristan
Kafka
Kafkaesque
kaftan
Kagera
kago
Kagoshima

WORDS THAT END LIKE KAFIR

balsam fir
Douglas fir
fir
kefir
kitchen kaffir
noble fir
Oregon fir
red fir
Scotch fir
Scots fir
sea fir
silver fir
Spanish fir

Synonyms and antonyms of Kafir in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Kafir» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KAFIR

Find out the translation of Kafir to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Kafir from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Kafir» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

卡菲尔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Kafir
570 millions of speakers

English

Kafir
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

काफिर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كافر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Kafir
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Kafir
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাফ্রির
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

kafir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kafir
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kaffer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カーフィル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kafir
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kafir
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கபிர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काफिर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kafir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

kafir
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kafir
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Kafir
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Kafir
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Άπιστοι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kafir
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kafir
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kafir
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Kafir

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KAFIR»

The term «Kafir» is very widely used and occupies the 14.519 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Kafir
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KAFIR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Kafir» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Kafir» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Kafir

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KAFIR»

Discover the use of Kafir in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Kafir and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The culture and use of sorghums for forage
On the other hand, hegari and kafir are used extensively as bundle feed; and though the stalks and leaves of kafir are less palatable than those of the sorgos, the difference is largely or entirely offset by the greater quantity and the greater ...
John Holmes Martin, J. C. Stephens, 1955
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Kafir-Corn, |...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
H M Cottrell, 2012
3
Kafir Scholar's Companion
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
I. Bud-M'Beller, 2008
4
A First Kafir Course
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
C. J. Crawshaw, 2011
5
A Zulu-Kafir Dictionary; Etymologically Explained, with ...
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1857 edition.
Jacob Ludwig Döhne, 2012
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Kafir Socialism and the Dawn of Individualism; an ...
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Dudley Kidd, 2012
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The Zulu-Kafir Language Simplified for Beginners
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Charles Roberts, 2009
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The Essential Kafir
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Dudley Kidd, 2010
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Proposed Revised Federal Grain Standards, Including Explanations
In the case, for example, of yellow milo and red kafir type characteristics would be of practical value in the determination of class and subclass, even though classification by color alone might be difficult. But it is possible that some difficulty  ...
‎1933
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Papers Relating to the Kafir Outbreak 1874-5
Great Britain. Colonial Office. 36 36 37 38 41 41 41 4'2 43 76 78 78 78 79 80 Number 1 S in - From or to whom. Date. Number in From or to whom. Series. 34 ' Sir B. C. C. Pine. 35 Ditto. 36 Ditto. 37 Ditto. I 38 Ditto. 39 Sir H. Barkly. 40 To Sir H.
Great Britain. Colonial Office, 1874

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KAFIR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Kafir is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Chef Charles Dissa' launches infused virgin coconut oils | The …
A Sri Lanka snake chili and coriander and galangal infused virgin coconut oil, a delicious Thai chili, lemon grass and kafir lime leaf infused ... «The Sunday Times Sri Lanka, Jul 15»
2
Malaysia the beautiful - The Malaysian Insider
He is also the author of the book, "Aku Kafir, Kau Siapa" , published by DuBook Press. BY Ooi Kok Hin. Ooi Kok Hin graduated from The Ohio ... «The Malaysian Insider, Jul 15»
3
Druze look to United States to avoid slaughter - AZCentral.com
There has never been a Druze terrorist or suicide bomber, yet for ISIS they are kafir (unbelievers) or takfir (apostates) and deserve death. «azcentral.com, Jul 15»
4
Reclaiming Australia? Liberalism's role in Islamophobia
I asked the same question of a young man in a blue T-shirt with “infidel” (I and L depicted as guns) and “kafir” in Arabic written below. «The Conversation AU, Jul 15»
5
Solidarity shown in Muslim gathering after sectarian graffiti at mosque
A graffiti message reading 'Shia Kafir', which claims Shia Muslims are unbelievers, was painted next to the entrance of the Hussainia Islamic Mission on All ... «Bradford Telegraph and Argus, Jul 15»
6
Officials: Son of Boston Police Captain Arrested as Possible Terrorist
Now we won't have to deal with these kafir back in America.” Kafir is a reference to non-believers of Islam. In a meeting with an FBI cooperating ... «WBAL Radio, Jul 15»
7
Swedish Jihadi: "Go There with a Bomb"
Save yourself from narr [hellfire] by killing a kafir." — Mikael Skråmo .... "He who kills a kafir [infidel] will never go to the same place as he in hell. «Gatestone Institute, Jul 15»
8
How federal authorities closed in on terror suspect
Now we won't have to deal with these kafir back in America.” The term “kafir” refers to those who do not believe in Islam. • June 24, 2015: ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
9
Cloudburst kills 2 in Jammu and Kashmir, several more feared dead
Its because of RSS we Hindus are alive in our country or else Muslims would have killed our innocent kafir children like they did in Peshawar. «Firstpost, Jul 15»
10
Afghan Intel Insists Islamic S... GAYETI SINGH
Jundullah spokesperson Ahmed Marwat told Reuters ,"These killed people were Ismaili and we consider them kafir (non-Muslim). We had four ... «Google, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Kafir [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/kafir>. Apr 2024 ».
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