Where does “ކާފަރު” come from?

ކާފަރު (Dhivehi) comes from Arabic كافر, from Arabic كَفَرَ — to cover, to hide; to disbelieve; to cover; to...

ކާފަރު (Dhivehi): kaffir, infidel; a non-believer

Definitions

  1. kaffir, infidel; a non-believer

Ancestry of “ކާފަރު”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكافرactive participle of كَفَرَ; farmer; disbeliever;...
2Arabicكَفَرَto cover, to hide; to disbelieve; to cover; to...
Every word from Arabic كَفَرَ →Every word from Arabic كافر →
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