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/
  • (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
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

Further reading

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