Where does “kafir” come from?
kafir (Classical Malay) comes from Malay kafir, from Arabic كَافِر — infidel; denier, unbeliever; infidel; unbeliever.
kafir (Classical Malay): insidel; unbeliever, non-believer, infidel
Definitions
- insidel; unbeliever, non-believer, infidel
Ancestry of “kafir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | kafir | — |
| 2 | Arabic | كَافِر | infidel; denier, unbeliever; infidel; unbeliever |
Words derived from “kafir”