كافر

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Etymology

Active participle of the verb كَفَرَ (kafara, “to disbelieve; to cover; to conceal”) from the root ك ف ر (k-f-r).

Pronunciation

Adjective

كَافِر • (kāfir) (masculine plural كَافِرُونَ (kāfirūna) or كُفَّار (kuffār) or كَفَرة (kafara), feminine plural كَافِرَات (kāfirāt) or كَوَافِر (kawāfir))

  1. active participle of كَفَرَ (kafara)
  2. (obsolete) farmer
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 57:20:
      كَمَثَلِ غَيْثٍ أَعْجَبَ الْكُفَّارَ نَبَاتُهُ ثُمَّ يَهِيجُ فَتَرَاهُ مُصْفَرًّا ثُمَّ يَكُونُ حُطَامًا
      kamaṯali ḡayṯin ʔaʕjaba al-kuffāra nabātuhu ṯumma yahīju fatarāhu muṣfarran ṯumma yakūnu ḥuṭāman
      Like the example of a rain whose plant growth pleases the farmers; then it dries and you see it turned yellow; then it becomes debris
  3. disbeliever, unbeliever
  4. (Islam, religious slur) disbeliever, infidel
  5. ingrate, ungrateful
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 26:18:
      قَالَ أَلَمْ نُرَبِّكَ فِينَا وَلِيدًا وَلَبِثْتَ فِينَا مِنْ عُمُرِكَ سِنِينَ (18) وَفَعَلْتَ فَعْلَتَكَ الَّتِي فَعَلْتَ وَأَنتَ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ (19)
      (18) He said “Did we not rear thee among us as a child? And thou didst dwell many years of thy life among us, (19) and thou didst that thy deed which thou didst, and thou wast one of the ingrates.”
      Translated by Marmaduke Pickthall

Declension

Declension of adjective كَافِر (kāfir)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal كَافِر
kāfir 		الْكَافِر
al-kāfir 		كَافِرَة
kāfira 		الْكَافِرَة
al-kāfira
Nominative كَافِرٌ
kāfirun 		الْكَافِرُ
al-kāfiru 		كَافِرَةٌ
kāfiratun 		الْكَافِرَةُ
al-kāfiratu
Accusative كَافِرًا
kāfiran 		الْكَافِرَ
al-kāfira 		كَافِرَةً
kāfiratan 		الْكَافِرَةَ
al-kāfirata
Genitive كَافِرٍ
kāfirin 		الْكَافِرِ
al-kāfiri 		كَافِرَةٍ
kāfiratin 		الْكَافِرَةِ
al-kāfirati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal كَافِرَيْن
kāfirayn 		الْكَافِرَيْن
al-kāfirayn 		كَافِرَتَيْن
kāfiratayn 		الْكَافِرَتَيْن
al-kāfiratayn
Nominative كَافِرَانِ
kāfirāni 		الْكَافِرَانِ
al-kāfirāni 		كَافِرَتَانِ
kāfiratāni 		الْكَافِرَتَانِ
al-kāfiratāni
Accusative كَافِرَيْنِ
kāfirayni 		الْكَافِرَيْنِ
al-kāfirayni 		كَافِرَتَيْنِ
kāfiratayni 		الْكَافِرَتَيْنِ
al-kāfiratayni
Genitive كَافِرَيْنِ
kāfirayni 		الْكَافِرَيْنِ
al-kāfirayni 		كَافِرَتَيْنِ
kāfiratayni 		الْكَافِرَتَيْنِ
al-kāfiratayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a) sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal كَافِرِين‎; كُفَّار‎; كَفَرة
kāfirīn‎; kuffār‎; kafara 		الْكَافِرِين‎; الْكُفَّار‎; الْكَفَرة
al-kāfirīn‎; al-kuffār‎; al-kafara 		كَافِرَات‎; كَوَافِر
kāfirāt‎; kawāfir 		الْكَافِرَات‎; الْكَوَافِر
al-kāfirāt‎; al-kawāfir
Nominative كَافِرُونَ‎; كُفَّارٌ‎; كَفَرةٌ
kāfirūna‎; kuffārun‎; kafaratun 		الْكَافِرُونَ‎; الْكُفَّارُ‎; الْكَفَرةُ
al-kāfirūna‎; al-kuffāru‎; al-kafaratu 		كَافِرَاتٌ‎; كَوَافِرُ
kāfirātun‎; kawāfiru 		الْكَافِرَاتُ‎; الْكَوَافِرُ
al-kāfirātu‎; al-kawāfiru
Accusative كَافِرِينَ‎; كُفَّارًا‎; كَفَرةً
kāfirīna‎; kuffāran‎; kafaratan 		الْكَافِرِينَ‎; الْكُفَّارَ‎; الْكَفَرةَ
al-kāfirīna‎; al-kuffāra‎; al-kafarata 		كَافِرَاتٍ‎; كَوَافِرَ
kāfirātin‎; kawāfira 		الْكَافِرَاتِ‎; الْكَوَافِرَ
al-kāfirāti‎; al-kawāfira
Genitive كَافِرِينَ‎; كُفَّارٍ‎; كَفَرةٍ
kāfirīna‎; kuffārin‎; kafaratin 		الْكَافِرِينَ‎; الْكُفَّارِ‎; الْكَفَرةِ
al-kāfirīna‎; al-kuffāri‎; al-kafarati 		كَافِرَاتٍ‎; كَوَافِرَ
kāfirātin‎; kawāfira 		الْكَافِرَاتِ‎; الْكَوَافِرِ
al-kāfirāti‎; al-kawāfiri

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References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “كفر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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