kafir
/ˈkæfə/US/ˈkæfɚ/
kafir noun: a disbeliever, a denier: someone who rejects or disbelieves in Allah or the tenets of Islam; or more broadly any non-Muslim. Also the ellipsis of kafir corn.
Noun
kafir (countable and uncountable, plural kuffar or kafirs or kafirun)
- 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
Proper noun capitalized: Kafir
Kafir
Also used as
kafir is also the ellipsis of kafir corn.
kafir meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
kafir in Hindi
- infidel, non-Muslim
- काफ़िर kāfir, काफिर kāphir, गब्र gabra
kafir in Tamil
- infidel, non-Muslim
- காஃபிர் kāfir
kafir in Urdu
- infidel, non-Muslim
- کافِر kāfir
kafir in Bengali
- infidel, non-Muslim
- কাফির kaphir
More languagesFewer languages
- kafir in Malayalam
- കാഫിർ kāphiṟ, കാഫിറ് kāphiṟŭ
- kafir in Nepali
- काफिर kāphira
- kafir in Pashto
- کافر kāfér
- kafir in Arabic
- كَافِر kāfir
- kafir in Malay
- kafir
- kafir in Indonesian
- kafir
- kafir in Thai
- กาเฟร, กาฟิร
Antonyms of kafir
Forms of kafir
| plural | kuffar |
|---|---|
| plural | kafirs |
| plural | kafirun |
| alternative form | kâfir |
| alternative form | kāfir |
Origin of kafir
Borrowed from Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “denier, unbeliever”). Doublet of kaffir.
Words formed from kafir
- Kafir harp
- Kafirism
- blackhull kafir
- dawn kafir
- kafir bread
- kafir corn
- kafirin
- kafirization
- kafirize
- kafir lily
- kafirness
- pearl kafit
- pink kafir
- rice kafir
- sunrise kafir
- white kafir
Phrases with kafir
Words that rhyme with kafir
Questions about kafir
- What does kafir mean?
- Kafir means a disbeliever, a denier: someone who rejects or disbelieves in Allah or the tenets of Islam; or more broadly any non-Muslim.
- What is kafir in Hindi?
- Kafir in Hindi is काफ़िर (kāfir), काफिर (kāphir), गब्र (gabra). See Kafir meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is kafir?
- Kafir can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce kafir?
- Kafir is pronounced /ˈkæfə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of kafir?
- The plural of kafir is kuffar.
Words near kafir in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: kafir (page history and authors); Kafir (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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