كفر

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ك ف ر (k-f-r)

Verb

كَفَرَ (kafara) I, non-past يَكْفُرُ‎ (yakfuru)

  1. (intransitive or transitive with بِ) to disbelieve (in)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:212:
      زُيِّنَ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٱ ٱلْحَيَاةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَيَسْخَرُونَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوْا فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَامَةِ وَٱللّٰهُ يَرْزُقُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ
      zuyyina lillaḏīna kafarū l-ḥayātu d-dunyā wayasḵarūna mina llaḏīna ʾāmanū wāllaḏīna ttaqaw fawqahum yawma l-qiyāmati wal-lāhu yarzuqu man yašāʾu biḡayri ḥisābin
      Beautified is the life of this world for those who disbelieve, and they mock at those who believe. But those who fear [Allah] are above them on the Day of Resurrection, and Allah begifts whom He wills without account.
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:256:
      لَا إِكْرَاهَ فِي ٱلدِّينِ ۖ قَدْ تَبَيَّنَ ٱلرُّشْدُ مِنَ ٱلْغَيِّ ۚ فَمَنْ يَكْفُرْ بِٱلطَّاغُوتِ وَيُؤْمِنْ بِٱللَّهِ فَقَدِ ٱسْتَمْسَكَ بِٱلْعُرْوَةِ ٱلْوُثْقَىٰ لَا ٱنْفِصَامَ لَهَا ۗ وَٱللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ
      lā ʾikrāha fī d-dīni qad tabayyana r-rušdu mina l-ḡayyi faman yakfur bi-ṭ-ṭāḡūti wayuʾmin bi-l-lahi faqadi stamsaka bi-l-ʿurwati l-wuṯqā lā nfiṣāma lahā wal-lahu samīʿun ʿalīmun
  2. (transitive or with بِ) to be ungrateful
Conjugation
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Verb

كَفَرَ (kafara) I, non-past يَكْفُرُ or يَكْفِرُ‎ (yakfuru or yakfiru)

  1. to cover, hide
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Noun

كُفْر (kufr) m

  1. verbal noun of كَفَرَ (kafara) (form I)
Declension

Etymology 3

Verb

كَفَّرَ (kaffara) II, non-past يُكَفِّرُ‎ (yukaffiru)

  1. to cover, hide
  2. to expiate, do penance, atone
  3. to forgive, grant pardon
  4. to make an infidel, seduce to unbelief
  5. to accuse of infidelity, charge with unbelief
Conjugation

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1976), كفر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic

كَفَر

Etymology

From the Arabic root ك ف ر (k-f-r).

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /ˈkafar/
Noun

كَفَر • (kafar) m

(plural كَفَرات ‎(kafarāt))
  1. tire, tyre
  2. vehicle’s wheel
Verb

كَفَر • (kafar)

third-person masculine singular past of يِكْفُر
  1. He disbelieved

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /ˈkufur/
Noun

كُفُر (kufur) m pl

  1. apostasy
  2. infidelity
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