Kafir
[ kaf-er, key-fer, kah- ]
/ ˈkæf ər, ˈkeɪ fər, ˈkɑ- /
noun, plural Kaf·irs, (especially collectively) Kaf·ir.
Also called Nuristani.
a member of an Indo-European people of Nuristan.
(lowercase) Islam.
an infidel or unbeliever.
(lowercase) Also kaffir. Also called kafir corn.
a grain sorghum, Sorghum bicolor caffrorum, having stout, short-jointed, leafy stalks, introduced into the U.S. from southern Africa.
Origin of Kafir
From Arabic, dating back to 1795–1805; see origin at
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Word Origin for Kafir
C19: from Arabic; see
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