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Kafir

//ˈkæfə// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Nuristani language family. obsolete
  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of Kaffir. alt-of, alternative
Noun
  1. 1
    A disbeliever, a denier: someone who rejects or disbelieves in Allah or the tenets of Islam; or more broadly any non-Muslim. countable, offensive, slur

    "In his sermon, Amir Hamza espoused extremist and segregationist views. He inferred that non-Muslims are “kafir” (infidels)."

  2. 2
    a member of the Kafir people in northeastern Afghanistan wordnet
  3. 3
    Ellipsis of kafir corn. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable

    "Kafir makes better forage than the duras."

  4. 4
    an offensive and insulting term for any Black African wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “denier, unbeliever”). Doublet of kaffir.

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