काफ़िर

Hindi

Etymology

From Persian کافر‎ (kâfer), Arabic كَافِر‎ (kāfir, “infidel; unbeliever”).

Adjective

काफ़िर • (kāfir) (Urdu spelling کافر‎)

  1. (Islam) not believing, impious
  2. (derogatory, figuratively) wretched, villainous, ruthless

Noun

काफ़िर • (kāfir) m (Urdu spelling کافر‎)

  1. (Islam) kafir (infidel, heathen)
  2. (derogatory, figuratively) wretch, villain

References
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “काफ़िर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975), “काफिर”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.
  • Hardev Bahri (2013), “काफ़िर”, in राजपाल हिंदी शब्दकोश, Rajpal and Sons, →ISBN
  • “काफ़िर”, in Rekhta Urdu Dictionary, Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2019
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