ك ف ر
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See also: كفر
Etymology
Cognate with Hebrew כ־פ־ר (k-p-r) as in כיפור (kipúr) in Yom Kippur. Compare غ ف ر (ḡ f r).
Root
ك ف ر • (k-f-r)
- related to disbelief, rejection; concealing; atonement, forgiving.
Derived terms
- Form I: كَفَرَ (kafara, “to cover, hide; disbelieve, be irreligious”)
- Form II: كَفَّرَ (kaffara, “to cover; expiate; forgive; atone; make an infidel”)
- Verbal noun: تَكْفِير (takfīr)
- Active participle: مُكَفِّر (mukaffir)
- Passive participle: مُكَفَّر (mukaffar)
- Form IV: أَكْفَرَ (ʔakfara, “to make an infidel, call an infidel, accuse of infidelity”)
- Verbal noun: إِكْفَار (ʔikfār)
- Active participle: مُكْفِر (mukfir)
- Passive participle: مُكْفَر (mukfar)
- Form VI: تَكَافَرَ (takāfara, “to call each other infidel, to accuse each other of infidelity”)
- Verbal noun: تَكَافُر (takāfur)
- Active participle: مُتَكَافِر (mutakāfir)
- Passive participle: مُتَكَافَر (mutakāfar)
- كُفْر (kufr, “disbelief”)
- كَافِر (kāfir, “infidel”)
- تَكْفِير (takfīr, “excommunication”)
- كَفَّارَة (kaffāra)
See also
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