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:

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• 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