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Kaffir in Hindi

Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation

Kaffirnoun
काफ़िर
🗣️ kāfir [/ˈkæfə/, /ˈkæfɚ/]
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📖 Meaning of “kaffir”

The meaning of “kaffir” in Hindi is काफ़िर, pronounced kāfir — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

📘 Definition of kaffir

In Islamic contexts, a non-Muslim.

✍️ Kaffir in a sentence
He […] put me in imminent danger of my life, by telling the natives that I was a Caffer, and not a Mussulman.
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

Ultimately from Arabic كَفَّار (kaffār, “infidel”) or كَافِر (kāfir, “unbeliever”), both from كَفَرَ (kafara, “to cover, to hide”); in some (especially early) uses, via Spanish cafre, Dutch kaffer or other European languages. Doublet of kafir.

Quick facts about “kaffir”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)
Kaffir
Meaning in Hindi
काफ़िर
Pronunciation
kāfir
Part of speech
Noun
Word Origin (Etymology)
Ultimately from Arabic كَفَّار (kaffār, “infidel”) or كَافِر (kāfir, “unbeliever”), both from كَفَرَ (kafara, “to cover, to hide”); in some (especially early) uses, via Spanish cafre, Dutch kaffer or other European languages. Doublet of kafir.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "kaffir" is काफ़िर (kāfir).
In Devanagari script it is written as काफ़िर.
It is pronounced "kāfir". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.