iftar

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English

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Alternative forms

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.

Catalan

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إفطار (ʔifṭār).

Pronunciation

Noun

iftar m (plural iftars)

  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)

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

Synonyms

Antonyms

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

Further reading

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِفْطَار (ʔifṭār).

Pronunciation

Noun

iftar class IX (plural iftar class X)

  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 (iftar), from Arabic إِفْطَار (ʔifṭār).

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 çağırmakto invite for iftar

Declension

Declension of iftar
singular plural
nominative iftar iftarlar
definite accusative iftarı iftarları
dative iftara iftarlara
locative iftarda iftarlarda
ablative iftardan iftarlardan
genitive iftarın iftarların
Possessive forms
nominative
singular plural
1st singular iftarım iftarlarım
2nd singular iftarın iftarların
3rd singular iftarı iftarları
1st plural iftarımız iftarlarımız
2nd plural iftarınız iftarlarınız
3rd plural iftarları iftarları
definite accusative
singular plural
1st singular iftarımı iftarlarımı
2nd singular iftarını iftarlarını
3rd singular iftarını iftarlarını
1st plural iftarımızı iftarlarımızı
2nd plural iftarınızı iftarlarınızı
3rd plural iftarlarını iftarlarını
dative
singular plural
1st singular iftarıma iftarlarıma
2nd singular iftarına iftarlarına
3rd singular iftarına iftarlarına
1st plural iftarımıza iftarlarımıza
2nd plural iftarınıza iftarlarınıza
3rd plural iftarlarına iftarlarına
locative
singular plural
1st singular iftarımda iftarlarımda
2nd singular iftarında iftarlarında
3rd singular iftarında iftarlarında
1st plural iftarımızda iftarlarımızda
2nd plural iftarınızda iftarlarınızda
3rd plural iftarlarında iftarlarında
ablative
singular plural
1st singular iftarımdan iftarlarımdan
2nd singular iftarından iftarlarından
3rd singular iftarından iftarlarından
1st plural iftarımızdan iftarlarımızdan
2nd plural iftarınızdan iftarlarınızdan
3rd plural iftarlarından iftarlarından
genitive
singular plural
1st singular iftarımın iftarlarımın
2nd singular iftarının iftarlarının
3rd singular iftarının iftarlarının
1st plural iftarımızın iftarlarımızın
2nd plural iftarınızın iftarlarınızın
3rd plural iftarlarının iftarlarının

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Further reading

  • iftar”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu