iftar

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English

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Etymology

From Arabic إِفْطَار (ʔifṭār).

Pronunciation

Noun

iftar (countable and uncountable, plural iftars)

  1. (Islam) The evening meal (of dates) that breaks each day's fast during Ramadan.
    Iftars can be social events, where people congregate to eat and socialize.
    • 2023 March 30, Simon Speakman Cordall, “Tunisian morgue overflows as more people attempt risky sea crossing”, in The Guardian‎:
      On a recent afternoon in the Tunisian coastal city of Sfax, as shoppers hurried around a market buying food and drink for that evening’s iftar meal, a small group of men from sub-Saharan Africa gathered near a stall selling phone accessories.

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Albanian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish افطار (iftar), from Arabic إفطار (ʔifṭār).

Noun

iftar m

  1. (Islam) iftar, the evening meal that breaks each day's fast during Ramadan.

Malay

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Etymology

From Arabic إِفْطَار (ʔifṭār).

Pronunciation

Noun

iftar (plural iftar-iftar, informal 1st possessive iftarku, 2nd possessive iftarmu, 3rd possessive iftarnya)

  1. (Islam) The evening meal or dinner that marks the end of the daily fast on Ramadan.

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Antonyms

  • sahur (“pre-fast breakfast”)
  • imsak (“start of the daily Ramadan fast”)

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Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِفْطَار (ʔifṭār).

Pronunciation

Noun

iftar (n class, plural iftar)

  1. iftar

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِفْطَار (ʔifṭār, “breaking of fasting”).

Pronunciation

Noun

iftár (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜉ᜔ᜆᜇ᜔) (Islam)

  1. iftar

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Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish افطار, from Arabic إفطار.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ifˈtaɾ/
  • Hyphenation: if‧tar

Noun

iftar (definite accusative iftarı, plural iftarlar)

  1. (Islam) breaking of fasting
  2. (Islam) iftar time
  3. (Islam) iftar
    iftara çağırmak ― to invite for iftar

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