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كفر

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to disbelief, ingratitude, and covering or concealing. It extends to concepts of rejecting faith, being ungrateful for blessings, and metaphorically covering something up. It can also refer to agricultural land.

Derived headwords

كَفَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to disbelieveboth

    To reject faith in God or a divine message; to be an unbeliever.

  2. 2.
    to be ungratefulboth

    To be unthankful for blessings or favors received.

  3. 3.
    to coverclassical

    To conceal or hide something.

كُفْرnoun
  1. 1.
    disbeliefboth

    The state or act of disbelief; unbelief; infidelity.

  2. 2.
    ingratitudeboth

    The quality or state of being ungrateful; thanklessness.

  3. 3.
    concealmentclassical

    The act of hiding or covering something.

كَافِرnoun
  1. 1.
    disbelieverboth

    One who disbelieves in God or a religion; an infidel.

  2. 2.
    ungrateful personboth

    One who is unthankful for favors or blessings.

كُفَّارnoun
  1. 1.
    disbelieversboth

    Plural of 'kafir', referring to multiple unbelievers.

كَفُورadjective
  1. 1.
    very ungratefulboth

    Intensely unthankful; characterized by extreme ingratitude.

مَكْفُورadjective
  1. 1.
    unrewardedclassical

    Not compensated or acknowledged for one's efforts or contributions.

  2. 2.
    disbelievedclassical

    The state of being disbelieved or rejected.

كَفَّارadjective
  1. 1.
    very ungratefulboth

    Extremely unthankful, often implying a persistent state.

كَفُورَةnoun
  1. 1.
    ingratitudeclassical

    A state or act of extreme ingratitude.

مَكْفُورَةnoun
  1. 1.
    ingratitudeclassical

    The state of being ungrateful.

كَفُورِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    ingratitudeclassical

    The quality or state of being ungrateful.

كَفْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    act of disbeliefclassical

    A single instance or act of disbelief or ingratitude.

كَفَّارَةnoun
  1. 1.
    expiationboth

    An act or means of making atonement or reparation for sin or wrongdoing.

كَفُورِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    ungratefulclassical

    Characterized by ingratitude.

مَكْفُورِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    ingratitudeclassical

    The state of being ungrateful.

كَفُورِيَّاتnoun
  1. 1.
    acts of ingratitudeclassical

    Plural of 'kafūriyyah', referring to multiple instances of ingratitude.

كَفْرَاوِيّname
  1. 1.
    from Kafrboth

    A nisba (adjective of relation) indicating origin from a place named Kafr.

Parallel reading

وشيخ مشايخنا العلامة يونس بن أحمد الكفراوي الأزهري نزيل دمشق الشام
And the sheikh of our sheikhs, the learned Yunus bin Ahmad al-Kafrawi al-Azhari, resident of Damascus in Sham.
إلى إحدى كفور مصر
to one of the villages/towns of Egypt.