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Where does “qafir” come from?

qafir (Albanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish كافر, from Arabic كَافِر — infidel; denier, unbeliever; infidel; unbeliever.

qafir (Albanian): Infidel, atheist, pagan, non-believer,...

Definitions

  1. Infidel, atheist, pagan, non-believer,...

Ancestry of “qafir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكافر—
2Arabicكَافِرinfidel; denier, unbeliever; infidel; unbeliever
Every word from Arabic كَافِر →