کافر

See also: كافر

Persian

Etymology

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Arabic كَفَرَ (kafara)

Arabic كَافِر (kāfir)bor.

Persian

Borrowed from Arabic كَافِر (kāfir).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /kaː.ˈfir/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɑː.fɪ́ɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰɑː.fɪ́ɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰɔː.fíɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɒː.féɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɔ.fíɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	kāfir
Dari reading^?	kāfir
Iranian reading^?	kâfer
Tajik reading^?	kofir

Noun

کافر • (kāfir / kâfer) (plural کافرها (kāfir-hā / kâfer-hâ), Tajik spelling кофир)

unbeliever
(Islam, derogatory, religious slur) infidel
a native or resident of Kabul

Descendants

Tajik: кофир (kofir)
→ Chagatai: کافر (kāfir)
- Uyghur: كاپىر (kapir)
- Uzbek: kofir
- → Kazakh: кәпір (käpır)
- → Kyrgyz: каапыр (kaapır)
- → Turkmen: kapyr
→ Hindustani:

Hindi: काफ़िर (kāfir)

Urdu: کافِر (kāfir)

→ Tatar: көфер (köfer)

Urdu

Etymology

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Arabic كَفَرَ (kafara)

Arabic كَافِر (kāfir)bor.

Classical Persian (kāfir)bor.

Urdu کافر

Borrowed from Classical Persian (kāfir), borrowed from Arabic كَافِر (kāfir).

Noun

کافِر • (kāfir) m (Hindi spelling काफ़िर)

Ushojo

Etymology

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Arabic كَفَرَ (kafara)

Arabic كَافِر (kāfir)bor.

Classical Persian (kāfir)bor.

Urdu کَافِر (kāfir)bor.

Ushojo کافر

Borrowed from Urdu کَافِر (kāfir).

Noun

کافر (kāfir)