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Where does “kafir” come from?

kafir (English) comes from Arabic كَافِر — infidel; denier, unbeliever; infidel; unbeliever.

kafir (English): A disbeliever, a denier: someone who denies the...

Definitions

  1. A disbeliever, a denier: someone who denies the...

Ancestry of “kafir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكَافِرinfidel; denier, unbeliever; infidel; unbeliever

Words derived from “kafir”

  • kefir
  • kafirin
  • kafirize
  • kafirness
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