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