ك ف ر

See also: كفر‎

Arabic

Etymology

Cognate with Hebrew כ־פ־ר‎ (k-p-r) as in כיפור‎ (kipúr) in Yom Kippur

Root

ك ف ر • (k-f-r)

  1. related to disbelief, rejection; concealing; atonement, forgiving. Originally the root meant "to cover/conceal", when someone "covers/conceals" the truth then he "disbelieves". For this reason (كافر) in old Arabic used to mean "farmer" as well, because he "covers" the seeds.

Derived terms
  • Form I: كَفَرَ‎ (kafara, “to cover, hide; disbelieve, be irreligious”)
    • Verbal noun: كُفْر‎ (kufr)
    • Active participle: كَافِر‎ (kāfir)
    • Passive participle: مَكْفُور‎ (makfūr)
  • 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)
  • كُفْر‎ (kufr, “disbelief”)
  • كَافِر‎ (kāfir, “infidel”)
  • تَكْفِير‎ (takfīr, “excommunication”)
  • كَفَّارَة‎ (kaffāra)

See also
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