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Meaning of "Kafiri" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF KAFIRI

Kafiri  [ˈkæfɪrɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KAFIRI

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kafiri 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KAFIRI


daiquiri
ˈdaɪkɪrɪ
Gehry
ˈɡeɪrɪ
hara-kiri
ˌhærəˈkɪrɪ
panegyry
ˈpænɪˌdʒɪrɪ
piri-piri
ˌpɪrɪˈpɪrɪ
porphyry
ˈpɔːfɪrɪ
rhombenporphyry
ˌrɒmbənˈpɔːfɪrɪ
rhombporphyry
ˈrɒmbˈpɔːfɪrɪ
transire
trænzˈaɪrɪ
venire
vɪˈnaɪrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KAFIRI

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE KAFIRI

centumviri
daquiri
decemviri
Dhaulagiri
duumviri
Kashmiri
Kediri
kokiri
manuhiri
miri
nigiri
pakirikiri
pohiri
powhiri
puriri
saimiri
siri
tawhiri
triumviri
Warlpiri

Synonyms and antonyms of Kafiri in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Kafiri» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KAFIRI

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

Translator English - Chinese

Kafiri
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Kafiri
570 millions of speakers

English

Kafiri
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Kafiri
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Kafiri
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Kafiri
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Kafiri
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Kafiri
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Kafiri
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kafiri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kafiri
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Kafiri
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Kafiri
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kafiri
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Kafiri
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Kafiri
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काफिरि
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kafiri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Kafiri
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kafiri
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Kafiri
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Kafiri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Καφίρη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Kafiri
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Kafiri
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Kafiri
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Kafiri

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KAFIRI»

The term «Kafiri» is normally little used and occupies the 129.696 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KAFIRI» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KAFIRI»

Discover the use of Kafiri in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Kafiri and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pre-Pāṇinian Linguistic Studies
"The Kafiri and Dardic groups of languages, even if politically of little import, are linguistically of great interest," wrote R.L. Turner in the Preface (p. viii) of his Comparative Dictionary of Indo-Aryan Languages (Oxford, 1966). Turner mentions ...
D. D. Mahulkar, 1990
2
Religious Discourse, Social Cohesion and Conflict: Muslim - ...
15 Neno kafiri sio nzuri ni kama kukutukana pakubwa sana. 16 Kwani kwa tafsiri kafiri ni mtu mbishi anayefanya kitu kilichokatazwa. (Christian uneducated male participant.) 17 Kama ni mwislam na hufuati maadili ya dini utaitwa kafiri lakini ...
Thomas Joseph Ndaluka, 2012
3
A Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary: Including the ...
(cloud) ; black (hair) ; a mistress ; one who wears a garment over his coat of mail ; a fanner; sower; the sea; a mighty river; — kilfiru 'n-ni'ma, = kilfiri ni'ma below ; — kafiri l/arbi, An infidel against whom war is incumbent, opposed to: — kafiri ...
Francis Joseph Steingass, 1992
4
History of Civilizations of Central Asia
T he Dardic idioms (such as Shina, Indus Kohistani, Khowar, Kalasha, Pashai, Tirahi) became isolated from the 'Indian' ones before the rise of prakritisms and the Kafiri languages (Kati, Waigali, Ashkun, Prasun) still earlier. Thus, on the ...
Ahmad Hasan Dani, Vadim Mikhaĭlovich Masson, 1999
5
Discovering the Vedas: Origins, Mantras, Rituals, Insights
names. I have referred to them as Kafiri. A great deal of work should be done on those that are still spoken before it is too late. I shall mention two of these languages and cultures here. The first is Kafiri itself, located in North-east Afghanistan, ...
Frits Staal, 2008
6
History of Civilizations of Central Asia
Finally the question arises how is the spatial position of Proto-Iranian, Proto-Kafiri and Proto-Indian to be reconstructed before the migration of the Proto-Indian tribes to Gandhara. The linguistic features of Kafiri (namely PII *z/>, *jh > Kafiri z ...
Unesco, 1992
7
Linguistic Archaeology of South Asia
... that some verses in the Avesta can be convertedintoVedic verses byfairly minorphonetic substitutions (Burrow 1973a: 3ff.). 2.31. Kafiri/Nuristani. The Nuristani or Kafiri languages, a handful of minor languages.
Franklin Southworth, 2004
8
Indo-European Numerals
The “regular” Prakrit form éagwith loss of the k, is preserved in Oriya e 'one, only', Assamese eta, Nepali yeuta (with extension -tti, particularly well-known from Bengali) and in some Dardic and Kafiri forms such as Khowar i, T6rwali e", Ashkun ...
Jadranka Gvozdanovic, 1992
9
The Hidden God: Film and Faith
That this promise was made over two thousand years ago does not concern the Kafiri priests, for Alexander was widely understood by his contemporaries to be divine, an assumption that the young conqueror used to his advantage in ...
Mary Lea Bandy, Antonio Monda, 2003
10
Three Mountains and Seven Rivers: Prof. Musashi Tachikawa's ...
There is a third branch of Indo-Iranian along with Iranian and Indo-Aryan: the presently small group of Kafiri or Nuristani languages. Perhaps the Tarim mummies spoke some of its early forms. Why do none of the contributors to the 1998 ...
Musashi Tachikawa, Shoun Hino, Toshihiro Wada, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KAFIRI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Kafiri is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Kenyan Rapper Stanje Mgenge, Does a Collabo With Taylor Swift
... whispering a prayer for his sickened mother, information he picked up from Kaka Sungura's song 'Kafiri'. And without fail, fake pastor Kanyari ... «Ghafla!Kenya, Apr 15»
2
Kenyan leader warns rogue imams; militants vow 'bloodbath'
"I heard one of the student saying, don't kill me, I'm a Muslim -- but she was shot immediately as gunmen shouted at her, 'wee kafiri,'" referring ... «USA TODAY, Apr 15»
3
Nationalism and the Politics of National Security - the Christian and …
Between us and you there is no dealing except as between Musulmans and unbelievers. ('Kafiri') - War, as God Almighty has enjoined on us. «The Guardian, Dec 14»
4
10 Nigerian pilgrims die in Mecca – Hajj Commission
Shege kafiri, mushiriki. ... Lalle kafiri, kafiri ne, no doubt. Na you sabi. .... Shege dan bara uba, tsinannen kafiri, mushiriki, shege dan shegiya. «Premium Times, Sep 14»
5
Narendra Modi must re-engage, shape historic changes in West Asia
... Arab Barhaman zaade mein shaan e dilbari, aisi tau ho Hikmat e Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru ki, kasam Mar mitey Islam jispey kafiri aisi to ho. «indiatvnews.com, Jun 14»
6
Muzaffarnagar clashes: Death toll climbs to 31; PM speaks to UP CM
... again recently but no action by govt 5) pakistanis beheading Hindu Indian soldiers (they refer Indian soldiers as 'kafiri dushman' 6) In Kerala, ... «Economic Times, Sep 13»
7
In Rwanda, Circumcision Is All The Rage
They called me a good-for-nothing, a kafiri ('uncircumcised') or a bottleneck (referring to a non-circumcised male organ),” says François. «Worldcrunch, Jun 13»
8
Taksim Gezi Parkı'nda nöbet tutan grup dağıtıldı, polisin biber gazlı …
Akrep Reis 2 years ago in reply to Cornelius Maximillianus. ananin amuna godugumun kafiri anani kim sikmis orospu cocugu. Read more ... «YouTube, May 13»
9
Rabbit ft Nadu - We Miss Them (Official Music Video)
Rabbit ft Kanana - Kafiri (Official Video) - Duration: 3:51. by Rabbit Sungura 68,382 views. 3:51. Amos and Josh - Baadaye ft Rabbit King Kaka ... «YouTube, May 13»
10
President Uhuru Kenyatta meets regional presidents
Top comments. Top comments; Newest first. Denno Dash 2 years ago. simba kafiri u sound illetrate,have u eva bin to skull? Read more Show ... «ntvkenya, Apr 13»

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