Dictionary

kafir en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkæfə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈkæfɚ/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “denier, unbeliever”). Doublet of kaffir.

Meanings

1. (countable, offensive, slur) A disbeliever, a denier: someone who rejects or disbelieves in Allah or the tenets of Islam; or more broadly any non-Muslim.
   • In his sermon, Amir Hamza espoused extremist and segregationist views. He inferred that non-Muslims are “kafir” (infidels). 2024 August 21, “Investigation Into Bangladeshi Preacher Amir Hamza’s Sermon in Singapore on 9 August 2024”, in Ministry of Home Affairs (Singapore), archived from the original on 28 Aug 2024:
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of kafir corn.
   alt of kafir corn
   • Kafir makes better forage than the duras. 1914, Omar Orlando Churchill, Forage and Silage Crops for Oklahoma, page 10:
   • Kafir is confined practically to the Southwestern States where, owing to its drought resistant character, it has become an important crop. 1918, Yearbook of the United States Department of Agriculture, page 568:

Forms

Antonyms

Muslim

Deriveds

kafirization · white kafir · kafirin · rice kafir · kafir bread · kafirness · dawn kafir · kafir corn · kafirize · pearl kafit · kafir lily · blackhull kafir · sunrise kafir · kafir harp · pink kafir

Relateds

kefir · kaffir · takfir · kufr · Kufra

Translations (80)

ha kāfìr̃ī (infidel, non-Muslim) · ps کافر (infidel, non-Muslim) · yo kèfèrí (infidel, non-Muslim) · pl kafir (infidel, non-Muslim) · tg кофир (infidel, non-Muslim) · rhg kafér (infidel, non-Muslim) · es infiel (infidel, non-Muslim) · mk ѓаур (infidel, non-Muslim) · ml കാഫിർ (infidel, non-Muslim) · prs کَافِر (infidel, non-Muslim) · de Kafir (infidel, non-Muslim) · dng кафыр (infidel, non-Muslim) · ta காஃபிர் (infidel, non-Muslim) · fa-ira کافِر (infidel, non-Muslim) · sh кафир (infidel, non-Muslim) · nup káfìri (infidel, non-Muslim) · tr kâfir (infidel, non-Muslim) · cs káfir (infidel, non-Muslim) · kk кәпір (infidel, non-Muslim) · tt көферлек (infidel, non-Muslim) · swb kafiri (infidel, non-Muslim) · ota كاور (infidel, non-Muslim) · sq qafir (infidel, non-Muslim) · sh kafir (infidel, non-Muslim) · fi kafiiri (infidel, non-Muslim) · uz gʻayridin (infidel, non-Muslim) · ru кяфи́р (infidel, non-Muslim) · ky каапыр (infidel, non-Muslim) · fr kafir (infidel, non-Muslim) · ne काफिर (infidel, non-Muslim) · bn কাফির (infidel, non-Muslim) · nl kafir (infidel, non-Muslim) · tr gâvur (infidel, non-Muslim) · ug كاپىر (infidel, non-Muslim) · sk káfir (infidel, non-Muslim) · ms kafir (infidel, non-Muslim) · es cafre (infidel, non-Muslim) · kmr kafir (infidel, non-Muslim) · sv kafir (infidel, non-Muslim) · bg гяу́р (infidel, non-Muslim) · prs گَبْر (infidel, non-Muslim) · nog каьпир (infidel, non-Muslim) · pt cafre (infidel, non-Muslim) · uk кафі́р (infidel, non-Muslim) · az kafir (infidel, non-Muslim) · ru кафи́р (infidel, non-Muslim) · uk кяфі́р (infidel, non-Muslim) · ka გიაური (infidel, non-Muslim) · hy գյավուր (infidel, non-Muslim) · ru гяу́р (infidel, non-Muslim) · ur کافِر (infidel, non-Muslim) · mk ќафир (infidel, non-Muslim) · ru кя́фир (infidel, non-Muslim) · ko 카피르 (infidel, non-Muslim) · tg габр (infidel, non-Muslim) · tk käfir (infidel, non-Muslim) · hi गब्र (infidel, non-Muslim) · hi काफ़िर (infidel, non-Muslim) · cmn 卡菲勒 (infidel, non-Muslim) · ja カーフィル (infidel, non-Muslim) · hi काफिर (infidel, non-Muslim) · sce kafeir (infidel, non-Muslim) · id kafir (infidel, non-Muslim) · ar كَافِر (infidel, non-Muslim) · ba кафыр (infidel, non-Muslim) · fr kâfir (infidel, non-Muslim) · ota كافر (infidel, non-Muslim) · tk kapyr (infidel, non-Muslim) · th กาฟิร (infidel, non-Muslim) · ru ка́фир (infidel, non-Muslim) · fa-ira گَبْر (infidel, non-Muslim) · az gavur (infidel, non-Muslim) · uz kofir (infidel, non-Muslim) · cmn 卡菲爾 /卡菲尔 (infidel, non-Muslim) · tk kapyrlyk (infidel, non-Muslim) · ml കാഫിറ് (infidel, non-Muslim) · th กาเฟร (infidel, non-Muslim) · sw kafiri (infidel, non-Muslim) · he כּאפִר (infidel, non-Muslim) · tt көфер (infidel, non-Muslim)