kafiri

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Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic كَافِر (kāfir).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. unbeliever, infidel, kafir

Maore Comorian

Etymology

From Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “infidel”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

káfìri (plural káfìrizhì)

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

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “infidel”).

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

kafiri (ma class, plural makafiri)

  1. pagan, heathen, kafir

Usage notes

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

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