iftar

iftar

English

Alternative forms

• iftaar

Etymology

From Arabic إِفْطَار‎ (ʾifṭār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪfˈtɑː(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)

Noun

iftar (plural iftars)

1. (Islam) The evening meal (of dates) that breaks each day's fast during Ramadan.

   Iftars can be social events, where people congregate to eat and socialize.

Translations

(Islam) the evening meal (of dates) that breaks each day's fast during Ramadan

Arabic: إِفْطَار‎ (ar) m (ʾifṭār) Azerbaijani: iftar Bengali: ইফতার (bn) (iftar), এফতার (eftar), ইছতার (bn) (istar) French: iftar (fr) m Hindi: इफ़्तार (iftār), इफतार (hi) m (iphtār), इफतारी (hi) f (iphtārī) Indonesian: iftar (id), buka puasa Kazakh: ауызашар (auyzaşar), ифтар (iftar) Kyrgyz: ооз ачуу (ooz açuu), ифтар (iftar) Malay: iftar (ms), buka puasa Persian: افطار‎ (fa) (eftâr) Russian: ифта́р m (iftár) Swahili: futari, iftar Tajik: ифтор (iftor) Turkish: iftar (tr) Urdu: افطار‎ (iftār) Uyghur: ئىپتار‎ (iptar) Uzbek: iftor (uz)

Anagrams

• afrit, fitra, frati, ftira, traif

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Malay

Etymology

From Arabic إِفْطَار‎ (ʾifṭār).

Pronunciation

• Audio (MY)

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Noun

iftar (plural iftar-iftar, informal 1st possessive iftarku, 2nd possessive iftarmu, 3rd possessive iftarnya)

1. (Islam) The evening meal or dinner that marks the end of the daily fast on Ramadan.

Synonyms

• buka puasa

Antonyms

• sahur (“pre-fast breakfast”)
• imsak (“start of the daily Ramadan fast”)

Further reading

• “iftar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِفْطَار‎ (ʾifṭār).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

  (file)

Noun

iftar (n class, plural iftar)

1. iftar

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Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish افطار‎, from Arabic إفطار‎.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ifˈtaɾ/
• Hyphenation: if‧tar

Noun

iftar (definite accusative iftarı, plural iftarlar)

1. (Islam) breaking of fasting
2. (Islam) iftar time
3. (Islam) iftar

   iftara çağırmak ― to invite for iftar

Derived terms

• iftar etmek
• iftarlık
• iftar sofrası
• iftar tabağı
• iftar topu
• iftar vakti
• iftar yemeği
• iftar zamanı

 

Related terms

• iftariye