kafar

Maltese
Root
k-f-r
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic كَفَرَ (kafara).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈka.far/

Verb

kafar (imperfect jokfor)

  1. (archaic) to curse, blaspheme
    Synonym: dagħa

Conjugation
    Conjugation of kafar
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m kfart kfart kafar kfarna kfartu kafru
f kafret
imperfect m nokfor tokfor jokfor nokfru tokfru jokfru
f tokfor
imperative okfor okfru

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈka.far/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -afar
  • Syllabification: ka‧far

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Keffer.

Noun

kafar m inan (diminutive kafarek)

  1. pile driver (machine for forcing a pile, a long beam, into the ground)
Declension
Declension of kafar
singular plural
nominative kafar kafary
genitive kafara kafarów
dative kafarowi kafarom
accusative kafar kafary
instrumental kafarem kafarami
locative kafarze kafarach
vocative kafarze kafary
Derived terms
adjective
  • kafarowy
nouns
  • kafarnik
  • kafarownia
  • kafarowy

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Kaffer.

Noun

kafar m pers

  1. (colloquial) goon, gorilla
    Synonyms: mięśniak, osiłek
Declension
Declension of kafar
singular plural
nominative kafar kafary/kafarzy/kafary (deprecative)
genitive kafara kafarów
dative kafarowi kafarom
accusative kafara kafarów
instrumental kafarem kafarami
locative kafarze kafarach
vocative kafarze kafary/kafarzy

Further reading
  • kafar in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kafar in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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