kafiri

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic كَافِر (kāfir).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /káː.fì.ríː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [káː.ɸɪ̀.ríː]

Noun

kāfìr̃ī m (feminine kāfìr̃ā, plural kā̀fìr̃ai, possessed form kāfìr̃in)

1. unbeliever, infidel, kafir

Maore Comorian

Etymology

From Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “infidel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈfiri/

Noun

kafiri class 5 (plural makafiri class 6)

1. unbeliever

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)

1. (Islam, sometimes derogatory) kafir, disbeliever, non-Muslim

Swahili

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic كَفَرَ (kafara)

Arabic كَافِر (kāfir)bor.

Swahili kafiri

Borrowed from Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “infidel”).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

kafiri class V (plural makafiri class VI)

1. pagan, heathen, kafir

Usage notes

Chiefly used by Muslims; the corresponding Christian term is mpagani.