Kafir Definition
kăfər
kafirs
noun
A non-Muslim person.
American Heritage
A sorghum (Sorghum bicolor var. caffrorum) with juicy stalks and slender, cylindrical seed heads, grown in dry regions for grain and fodder.
Webster's New World
A former designation for a member of the Nuristani people.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
A Kaffir.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Kafir
Noun
Singular:
kafirPlural:
kafirs, kuffarOrigin of Kafir
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Ultimately from Arabic kāfir infidel kafir Sense 1, from the fact that the majority of the Nuristani were not converted to Islam until the late 19th century
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Arabic kāfir unbeliever, infidel giaour
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Arabic كافر (kāfir, “denier, concealer”).
From Wiktionary
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