kafiri
Hausa edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kāfìr̃ī m (feminine kāfìr̃ā, plural kā̀fìr̃ai, possessed form kāfìr̃in)
Maore Comorian edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “infidel”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kafiri class 5 (plural makafiri class 6)
References edit
- “kafiri” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.
Nupe edit
Etymology edit
From Hausa kāfìr̃ī, ultimately from Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “unbeliever”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
káfìri (plural káfìrizhì)
- (Islam, sometimes derogatory) kafir, disbeliever, non-Muslim
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “infidel”).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun edit
kafiri (ma class, plural makafiri)
Usage notes edit
Chiefly used by Muslims; the corresponding Christian term is mpagani.