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كافِر

kāfirūna

disbeliever

কাফির, অস্বীকারকারী

Root letters: ك ف رAppears 156 times in the Qur'an#73 most frequentActive participle (ism fāʿil)Masculine (mudhakkar)Verb form I
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About this word

Active participle (ism fāʿil)Masculine (mudhakkar)Verb form IRoot letters: ك ف ر

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)كَافِرٌۭ5 times
  • Plural (jamʿ)كَـٰفِرُونَ151 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَthe disbelieversl-kāfirīna · 52 times
  • ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ(are) the disbelieversl-kāfirūna · 17 times
  • لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَfor the disbelieverslil'kāfirīna · 16 times
  • كَـٰفِرُونَdisbelieverskāfirūna · 15 times
  • كَـٰفِرِينَ(as) disbelieverskāfirīna · 8 times
  • لِّلْكَـٰفِرِينَto the disbelieverslil'kāfirīna · 7 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

Say, "O disbelievers,

Surah 109:1 — Read full ayah

And indeed, it will be [a cause of] regret upon the disbelievers.

Surah 69:50 — Read full ayah

To the disbelievers; of it there is no preventer.

Surah 70:2 — Read full ayah