Kafir

[ kaf-er, key-fer, kah- ]

/ ˈkæf ər, ˈkeɪ fər, ˈkɑ- /

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noun, plural Kaf·irs, (especially collectively) Kaf·ir.

Also called Nuristani. a member of an Indo-European people of Nuristan.

kaf·ir .Islam. a person who has no religious faith; unbeliever.

kaf·ir .Also kaf·fir. a grain sorghum, Sorghum bicolor caffrorum, having stout, short-jointed, leafy stalks, introduced into the United States from southern Africa. Also called kaf·ir corn [kaf-er kawrn] /ˈkæf ər ˈkɔrn/ .

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Origin of Kafir

First recorded in 1830–40 as Kaffirs;see origin at Kaffir

Words nearby Kafir

Kaffir lily, kaffir lime, kaffiyeh, Kaffraria, Kaffrarian, Kafir, Kafiri, Kafiristan, Kafka, Kafkaesque, Kafka, Franz

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How to use Kafir in a sentence

He no doubt could have been roused to fury if a real kafir contributed to his younger brother preferring a-h-h-h-h to Allah.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s Best Friend, Brendan Mess, an Unsolved Killing|Michael Daly|April 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Langalibalele is not a true Kafir at all: he is a Fingor, a half-caste tribe contemptuously christened by the Kafirs "dogs."
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science|Various
Probably a corruption of the popular term “Kafir,” ama being the plural sign.
The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley|Bertram Mitford
Still Tryon answered not, but the Kafir's words struck a wild chord in his heart.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. IX.--February, 1851.--Vol. II.|Various

He has a good deal to say about the Kafir wine in that inimitable Diary of his, and his appreciation of 134 it was not great.
The Gates of India|Thomas Holdich
The few inhabitants who are hidden away in remote villages and hamlets belong to the great Kafir community.
The Gates of India|Thomas Holdich

British Dictionary definitions for Kafir

Kafir

/ (ˈkæfə) /

noun plural -irs or -ir

another name for the Nuri

a variant spelling of Kaffir

Word Origin for Kafir

C19: from Arabic; see Kaffir

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