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kāfir

kāfir is the alternative form of kafir.

Meaning of kafir

Noun

kafir (countable and uncountable, plural kuffar or kafirs or kafirun)

  1. (countable, offensive, slur) 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).2024 August 21, “Investigation Into Bangladeshi Preacher Amir Hamza’s Sermon in Singapore on 9 August 2024”, in Ministry of Home Affairs (Singapore), archived from the original on 28 Aug 2024
    Antonyms:
    Muslim

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Forms of kāfir

pluralkāfirs

Questions about kāfir

What is kāfir the alternative form of?
Kāfir is the alternative form of kafir.

Words near kāfir in the dictionary

  1. Küntscher nail
  2. Küntscher nails
  3. Küriye
  4. Küssmaul
  5. Kütahya
  6. kāfir
  7. kāfirs
  8. Kāneʻohe Bay
  9. kārearea
  10. Kārin
  11. Kārēn

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