Maltese

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Root
k-f-r
4 terms

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Regarding the obsolete variant probably inherited from Arabic كُفْرِيّة (kufriyya, blasphemousness, a blasphemy, an act of unbelief). Alternatively formed from the adjective kiefer, from Arabic كافِر (kāfir), +‎ -ija.

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Noun

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kefrija f

  1. cruelty, harshness, ruthlessness