kafiri

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Hausa

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Etymology

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From Arabic كَافِر (kāfir).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. unbeliever, infidel, kafir

Maore Comorian

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Etymology

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From Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, infidel).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kafiri class 5 (plural makafiri class 6)

  1. unbeliever

References

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  • kafiri” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.

Nupe

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Etymology

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From Hausa kāfìr̃ī, ultimately from Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, unbeliever).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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káfìri (plural káfìrizhì)

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

Swahili

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Etymology

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From Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, infidel).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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kafiri (ma class, plural makafiri)

  1. pagan, heathen, kafir

Usage notes

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