Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kaffara

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kaf-fara
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A religious donation of money or food made to help those in need, as a forfeit by somebody who has missed a fast unnecessarily.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Arabic كفارة.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: كفارة

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

kaffarah (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

fidyah

Questions

What does kaffara mean?: A religious donation of money or food made to help those in need, as a forfeit by somebody who has missed a fast unnecessarily.
Where does kaffara come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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