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كَفَرَ

kafara

to disbelieve

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Root letters: ك ف رAppears 289 times in the Qur'an#39 most frequentVerb (fiʿl)Verb form I
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About this word

Verb (fiʿl)Verb form IRoot letters: ك ف ر

Tense forms — as used in the Qur'an

  • Past (māḍī)كَفَرَ229 times
  • Present/Future (muḍāriʿ)يَكْفُرْ58 times
  • Command (amr)ٱكْفُرْ2 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • كَفَرُوا۟disbelieve[d]kafarū · 156 times
  • كَفَرُوٓا۟disbelieve(d)kafarū · 22 times
  • كَفَرَdisbelievedkafara · 16 times
  • يَكْفُرُونَdisbelieveyakfurūna · 12 times
  • تَكْفُرُونَ(can) you disbelievetakfurūna · 11 times
  • يَكْفُرْdisbelievesyakfur · 8 times

Opposite words

Words from the same root

More words from the root ك ف ر — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

But they disbelieved in it, so they are going to know.

Surah 37:170 — Read full ayah

But those who have disbelieved deny,

Surah 84:22 — Read full ayah

However, he who turns away and disbelieves

Surah 88:23 — Read full ayah