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Where does “kufr” come from?

kufr (English) comes from Arabic كُفْر, from Arabic ف, from Arabic نَفِدَ — to run out, to give out.

kufr (English): Denial or rejection of Islam

Definitions

  1. Denial or rejection of Islam

Ancestry of “kufr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكُفْرpitch, tar
2Arabicفthen, and then; and so, thus, hence, therefore;...
3Arabicنَفِدَto run out, to give out
Every word from Arabic نَفِدَ →