kafir
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kafir¹
- /ˈkæfə/ UK
- /ˈkæfɚ/ US
Rhymes with -æfə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “denier, unbeliever”). Doublet of kaffir.
noun kuffar · kafirs · kafirun · kâfir · kāfir
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A disbeliever, a denier: someone who rejects or disbelieves in Allah or the tenets of Islam; or more broadly any non-Muslim.
In his sermon, Amir Hamza espoused extremist and segregationist views. He inferred that non-Muslims are “kafir” (infidels).
Similar: non-Muslim · Opposite: Muslim
- Ellipsis of kafir corn Kafir makes better forage than the duras.
Kafir²
proper noun
- The Nuristani language family.
- Alternative spelling of Kaffir
Translations
Every language
noun infidel, non-Muslim
| Español | cafre, infiel |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 카피르 kapireu |
| 日本語 | カーフィル kāfiru |
| 中文 | 卡菲勒 kǎfēilè, 卡菲爾 /卡菲尔 kǎfēi'ěr |
| हिन्दी | काफ़िर kāfir, काफिर kāphir, गब्र gabra |
| Kiswahili | kafiri |
| Português | cafre |
| Français | kâfir, kafir |
| Deutsch | Kafir |
| Русский | ка́фир káfir, кафи́р kafír, кя́фир kjáfir, кяфи́р kjafír, гяу́р gjaúr |
| العربية | كَافِر kāfir |
| עברית | כּאפִר kafír |
Talk about this word "kafir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kafir. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. kafir. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kafir "kafir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kafir.Cite this
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title = {kafir},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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