كفر
Arabic
Etymology 1
From the root ك ف ر (k-f-r)
Verb
كَفَرَ • (kafara) I, non-past يَكْفُرُ (yakfuru)
- (intransitive or transitive with بِ) to disbelieve (in)
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- 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.
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- 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
-
- (transitive or with بِ) to be ungrateful
Conjugation
Conjugation of
كَفَرَ
(form-I sound, verbal nouns كُفْر or كُفْرَان or كُفُور)| verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر |
kufr or kufrān or kufūr | |||||||||||
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| active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
kāfir | |||||||||||
| passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
مَكْفُور makfūr | |||||||||||
| active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
| singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
| 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
| past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | kafartu |
kafarta |
كَفَرَ kafara |
كَفَرْتُمَا kafartumā |
كَفَرَا kafarā |
kafarnā |
kafartum |
kafarū | |||
| f | kafarti |
kafarat |
كَفَرَتَا kafaratā |
kafartunna |
kafarna | |||||||
| non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m | ʾakfuru |
takfuru |
yakfuru |
تَكْفُرَانِ takfurāni |
يَكْفُرَانِ yakfurāni |
nakfuru |
takfurūna |
yakfurūna | |||
| f | takfurīna |
takfuru |
تَكْفُرَانِ takfurāni |
takfurna |
yakfurna | |||||||
| subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʾakfura |
takfura |
yakfura |
تَكْفُرَا takfurā |
يَكْفُرَا yakfurā |
nakfura |
تَكْفُرُوا takfurū |
يَكْفُرُوا yakfurū | |||
| f | takfurī |
takfura |
تَكْفُرَا takfurā |
takfurna |
yakfurna | |||||||
| jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʾakfur |
takfur |
yakfur |
تَكْفُرَا takfurā |
يَكْفُرَا yakfurā |
nakfur |
تَكْفُرُوا takfurū |
يَكْفُرُوا yakfurū | |||
| f | takfurī |
takfur |
تَكْفُرَا takfurā |
takfurna |
yakfurna | |||||||
| imperative الْأَمْر |
m | ukfur |
اُكْفُرَا ukfurā |
اُكْفُرُوا ukfurū |
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| f | ukfurī |
ukfurna | ||||||||||
| passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
| singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
| 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
| past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | — | — | كُفِرَ kufira |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
| f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m | — | — | yukfaru |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
| f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | — | — | yukfara |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
| f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | — | — | yukfar |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
| f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Synonyms
- (to disbelieve): كَذَّبَ بِـ (kaḏḏaba bi-)
Antonyms
Verb
كَفَرَ • (kafara) I, non-past يَكْفُرُ or يَكْفِرُ (yakfuru or yakfiru)
Conjugation
Conjugation of
كَفَرَ
(form-I sound, verbal noun كَفْر)| verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
كَفْر kafr | |||||||||||
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| active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
kāfir | |||||||||||
| passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
مَكْفُور makfūr | |||||||||||
| active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
| singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
| 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
| past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | kafartu |
kafarta |
كَفَرَ kafara |
كَفَرْتُمَا kafartumā |
كَفَرَا kafarā |
kafarnā |
kafartum |
kafarū | |||
| f | kafarti |
kafarat |
كَفَرَتَا kafaratā |
kafartunna |
kafarna | |||||||
| non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m | ʾakfuru or ʾakfiru |
takfuru or takfiru |
yakfuru or yakfiru |
تَكْفُرَانِ or تَكْفِرَانِ takfurāni or takfirāni |
يَكْفُرَانِ or يَكْفِرَانِ yakfurāni or yakfirāni |
nakfuru or nakfiru |
تَكْفُرُونَ or تَكْفِرُونَ takfurūna or takfirūna |
يَكْفُرُونَ or يَكْفِرُونَ yakfurūna or yakfirūna | |||
| f | تَكْفُرِينَ or تَكْفِرِينَ takfurīna or takfirīna |
takfuru or takfiru |
تَكْفُرَانِ or تَكْفِرَانِ takfurāni or takfirāni |
تَكْفُرْنَ or تَكْفِرْنَ takfurna or takfirna |
يَكْفُرْنَ or يَكْفِرْنَ yakfurna or yakfirna | |||||||
| subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʾakfura or ʾakfira |
takfura or takfira |
yakfura or yakfira |
تَكْفُرَا or تَكْفِرَا takfurā or takfirā |
يَكْفُرَا or يَكْفِرَا yakfurā or yakfirā |
nakfura or nakfira |
تَكْفُرُوا or تَكْفِرُوا takfurū or takfirū |
يَكْفُرُوا or يَكْفِرُوا yakfurū or yakfirū | |||
| f | takfurī or takfirī |
takfura or takfira |
تَكْفُرَا or تَكْفِرَا takfurā or takfirā |
تَكْفُرْنَ or تَكْفِرْنَ takfurna or takfirna |
يَكْفُرْنَ or يَكْفِرْنَ yakfurna or yakfirna | |||||||
| jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʾakfur or ʾakfir |
takfur or takfir |
yakfur or yakfir |
تَكْفُرَا or تَكْفِرَا takfurā or takfirā |
يَكْفُرَا or يَكْفِرَا yakfurā or yakfirā |
nakfur or nakfir |
تَكْفُرُوا or تَكْفِرُوا takfurū or takfirū |
يَكْفُرُوا or يَكْفِرُوا yakfurū or yakfirū | |||
| f | takfurī or takfirī |
takfur or takfir |
تَكْفُرَا or تَكْفِرَا takfurā or takfirā |
تَكْفُرْنَ or تَكْفِرْنَ takfurna or takfirna |
يَكْفُرْنَ or يَكْفِرْنَ yakfurna or yakfirna | |||||||
| imperative الْأَمْر |
m | ukfur or ikfir |
اُكْفُرَا or اِكْفِرَا ukfurā or ikfirā |
اُكْفُرُوا or اِكْفِرُوا ukfurū or ikfirū |
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| f | ukfurī or ikfirī |
اُكْفُرْنَ or اِكْفِرْنَ ukfurna or ikfirna | ||||||||||
| passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
| singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
| 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
| past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | kufirtu |
kufirta |
كُفِرَ kufira |
كُفِرْتُمَا kufirtumā |
كُفِرَا kufirā |
kufirnā |
kufirtum |
kufirū | |||
| f | kufirti |
kufirat |
كُفِرَتَا kufiratā |
kufirtunna |
kufirna | |||||||
| non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m | ʾukfaru |
tukfaru |
yukfaru |
تُكْفَرَانِ tukfarāni |
يُكْفَرَانِ yukfarāni |
nukfaru |
tukfarūna |
yukfarūna | |||
| f | tukfarīna |
tukfaru |
تُكْفَرَانِ tukfarāni |
tukfarna |
yukfarna | |||||||
| subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʾukfara |
tukfara |
yukfara |
تُكْفَرَا tukfarā |
يُكْفَرَا yukfarā |
nukfara |
تُكْفَرُوا tukfarū |
يُكْفَرُوا yukfarū | |||
| f | tukfarī |
tukfara |
تُكْفَرَا tukfarā |
tukfarna |
yukfarna | |||||||
| jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʾukfar |
tukfar |
yukfar |
تُكْفَرَا tukfarā |
يُكْفَرَا yukfarā |
nukfar |
تُكْفَرُوا tukfarū |
يُكْفَرُوا yukfarū | |||
| f | tukfarī |
tukfar |
تُكْفَرَا tukfarā |
tukfarna |
yukfarna | |||||||
Etymology 2
Noun
كُفْر • (kufr) m
- verbal noun of كَفَرَ (kafara) (form I)
Declension
Declension of noun كُفْر (kufr)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | كُفْر kufr |
الْكُفْر al-kufr |
كُفْر kufr |
| Nominative | كُفْرٌ kufrun |
الْكُفْرُ al-kufru |
كُفْرُ kufru |
| Accusative | كُفْرًا kufran |
الْكُفْرَ al-kufra |
كُفْرَ kufra |
| Genitive | كُفْرٍ kufrin |
الْكُفْرِ al-kufri |
كُفْرِ kufri |
Etymology 3
Verb
كَفَّرَ • (kaffara) II, non-past يُكَفِّرُ (yukaffiru)
- to cover, hide
- to expiate, do penance, atone
- to forgive, grant pardon
- to make an infidel, seduce to unbelief
- to accuse of infidelity, charge with unbelief
Conjugation
Conjugation of
كَفَّرَ
(form-II sound)| verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
takfīr | |||||||||||
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| active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
مُكَفِّر mukaffir | |||||||||||
| passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
مُكَفَّر mukaffar | |||||||||||
| active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
| singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
| 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
| past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | kaffartu |
kaffarta |
كَفَّرَ kaffara |
كَفَّرْتُمَا kaffartumā |
كَفَّرَا kaffarā |
kaffarnā |
kaffartum |
kaffarū | |||
| f | kaffarti |
kaffarat |
كَفَّرَتَا kaffaratā |
kaffartunna |
kaffarna | |||||||
| non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m | ʾukaffiru |
tukaffiru |
yukaffiru |
تُكَفِّرَانِ tukaffirāni |
يُكَفِّرَانِ yukaffirāni |
nukaffiru |
tukaffirūna |
yukaffirūna | |||
| f | tukaffirīna |
tukaffiru |
تُكَفِّرَانِ tukaffirāni |
tukaffirna |
yukaffirna | |||||||
| subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʾukaffira |
tukaffira |
yukaffira |
تُكَفِّرَا tukaffirā |
يُكَفِّرَا yukaffirā |
nukaffira |
تُكَفِّرُوا tukaffirū |
يُكَفِّرُوا yukaffirū | |||
| f | tukaffirī |
tukaffira |
تُكَفِّرَا tukaffirā |
tukaffirna |
yukaffirna | |||||||
| jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʾukaffir |
tukaffir |
yukaffir |
تُكَفِّرَا tukaffirā |
يُكَفِّرَا yukaffirā |
nukaffir |
تُكَفِّرُوا tukaffirū |
يُكَفِّرُوا yukaffirū | |||
| f | tukaffirī |
tukaffir |
تُكَفِّرَا tukaffirā |
tukaffirna |
yukaffirna | |||||||
| imperative الْأَمْر |
m | كَفِّرْ kaffir |
كَفِّرَا kaffirā |
kaffirū |
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| f | كَفِّرِي kaffirī |
kaffirna | ||||||||||
| passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
| singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
| 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
| past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | kuffirtu |
kuffirta |
كُفِّرَ kuffira |
كُفِّرْتُمَا kuffirtumā |
كُفِّرَا kuffirā |
kuffirnā |
kuffirtum |
kuffirū | |||
| f | kuffirti |
kuffirat |
كُفِّرَتَا kuffiratā |
kuffirtunna |
kuffirna | |||||||
| non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m | ʾukaffaru |
tukaffaru |
yukaffaru |
تُكَفَّرَانِ tukaffarāni |
يُكَفَّرَانِ yukaffarāni |
nukaffaru |
tukaffarūna |
yukaffarūna | |||
| f | tukaffarīna |
tukaffaru |
تُكَفَّرَانِ tukaffarāni |
tukaffarna |
yukaffarna | |||||||
| subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʾukaffara |
tukaffara |
yukaffara |
تُكَفَّرَا tukaffarā |
يُكَفَّرَا yukaffarā |
nukaffara |
تُكَفَّرُوا tukaffarū |
يُكَفَّرُوا yukaffarū | |||
| f | tukaffarī |
tukaffara |
تُكَفَّرَا tukaffarā |
tukaffarna |
yukaffarna | |||||||
| jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʾukaffar |
tukaffar |
yukaffar |
تُكَفَّرَا tukaffarā |
يُكَفَّرَا yukaffarā |
nukaffar |
تُكَفَّرُوا tukaffarū |
يُكَفَّرُوا yukaffarū | |||
| f | tukaffarī |
tukaffar |
تُكَفَّرَا tukaffarā |
tukaffarna |
yukaffarna | |||||||
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))
Verb
كَفَر • (kafar)
third-person masculine singular past of يِكْفُر
- He disbelieved
Pronunciation 2
- IPA(key): /ˈkufur/
Noun
كُفُر • (kufur) m pl
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