kafiri
Hausa
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
kāfìr̃ī m (feminine kāfìr̃ā, plural kā̀fìr̃ai, possessed form kāfìr̃in)
Maore Comorian
Etymology
From Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “infidel”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈfiri/
Noun
kafiri class 5 (plural makafiri class 6)
References
- “kafiri” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.
Nupe
Etymology
From Hausa kāfìr̃ī, ultimately from Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “unbeliever”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ká.fì.ɾī/
Noun
káfìri (plural káfìrizhì)
- (Islam, sometimes derogatory) kafir, disbeliever, non-Muslim
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “infidel”).[1]
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
kafiri class V (plural makafiri class VI)
Usage notes
Chiefly used by Muslims; the corresponding Christian term is mpagani.
References
- ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020), Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 263 Nr. 2453