Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

munafiq

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mu-nafiq
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A religious hypocrite, a person who professes to believe in something (especially Islam) but actually does not.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic مُنَافِق (munāfiq)

Word Breakdown

Root: ن ف ق

Inflected Forms

munafiqs (plural) munafiqun (plural)

Questions

What does munafiq mean?: A religious hypocrite, a person who professes to believe in something (especially Islam) but actually does not.
Where does munafiq come from?: Unadapted borrowing from Arabic مُنَافِق (munāfiq)

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