KAFIR

Kafir

(noun) a member of the Kafir people in northeastern Afghanistan

kaffir, kafir, caffer, caffre

(noun) an offensive and insulting term for any Black African

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Proper noun

Kafir

(obsolete) The Nuristani language family.

Alternative spelling of Kaffir

Anagrams

• fakir, farik

Etymology

Noun

kafir (plural kuffar or kafirs)

(Islam) A disbeliever, a denier: someone who denies the truths from Allah; or more broadly any non-Muslim.

Usage notes

• Some people use the term to refer to any non-Muslim, but others consider this an error. The term is sometimes derogatory.

Anagrams

• fakir, farik

Source: Wiktionary

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Kaf"fir, Ka"fir, n. Etym: [Ar. k infidel, pagan, fr. kafara to be skeptical in religious matters; -- a name given to certain infidel races by the Mohammedans. Cf. Giaour.] (Ethnol.) (a) One of a race which, with the Hottentots and Bushmen, inhabit South Africa. They inhabit the country north of Cape Colony, the name being now specifically applied to the tribes living between Cape Colony and Natal; but the Zulus of Natal are true Kaffirs. (b) One of a race inhabiting Kafiristan in Central Asia. [Spelt also Caffre.] Kaffir corn (Bot.), a Cape Colony name for Indian millet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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