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tafsir

/ˈtæfsɪr/
/ˈtɑːfsɪr/

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Borrowed from Arabic تَفْسِير (tafsīr, “interpretation”).

noun tafsirs · tafsir · tafasir

countable, uncountable A grammatical, historical, allegorical and/or traditional interpretation of the Qur'an.

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noun interpretation of the Qur'an

日本語	タフスィール tafusīru, タフシール tafushīru
हिन्दी	तफ़सीर tafsīr, तफसीर taphsīr, तफ्सीर taphsīr
Français	tafsir
Deutsch	Tafsir, Tafsīr, Tefsir
Русский	тафси́р tafsír
العربية	تَفْسِير tafsīr

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@misc{tafsir_2026,
  title = {tafsir},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tafsir},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}