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English translation: infidel


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Bosnian term or phrase:kijaferska
English translation:infidel
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08:58 Nov 19, 2010
Bosnian to English translations [PRO]
Religion
Bosnian term or phrase: kijaferska
kijaferska država
Rudolf Vedo CT
United States
Local time: 18:03
infidel
Explanation:
Infidel power, infidel government, infidel force -

Alternatively: non-Muslim.

Or possibly, "Western (power, etc.)"


> Kjafir -a (acc. = gen.) BosM infidel < Dictionary of Serbian, Croatian, and Bosnian New Words, Dr. Danko Šipka, 2002 Dunwoody Press, McNeil Technologies, Inc., Springfield, VA., USA



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kafir


Kafir

Kafir (Arabic: كافر kāfir; plural كفّار kuffār) is a term used in a Islamic doctrinal sense, usually translated as "unbeliever" or "disbeliever", or sometimes "infidel". The term refers to a person who rejects God or who hides, denies, or "covers" the truth. More recently, the term denominates Christians and Jews.

In recent times, the Arabic term used as a loanword in English is seen as derogatory, which is why some Muslim scholars discourage its use and suggest the neutral term non-Muslim instead.[1]
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infidel


Explanation:
Infidel power, infidel government, infidel force -

Alternatively: non-Muslim.

Or possibly, "Western (power, etc.)"


> Kjafir -a (acc. = gen.) BosM infidel < Dictionary of Serbian, Croatian, and Bosnian New Words, Dr. Danko Šipka, 2002 Dunwoody Press, McNeil Technologies, Inc., Springfield, VA., USA



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kafir


Kafir

Kafir (Arabic: كافر kāfir; plural كفّار kuffār) is a term used in a Islamic doctrinal sense, usually translated as "unbeliever" or "disbeliever", or sometimes "infidel". The term refers to a person who rejects God or who hides, denies, or "covers" the truth. More recently, the term denominates Christians and Jews.

In recent times, the Arabic term used as a loanword in English is seen as derogatory, which is why some Muslim scholars discourage its use and suggest the neutral term non-Muslim instead.[1]

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Nov 20, 2010 - Changes made by elherrera:
Edited KOG entryRudolf Vedo CT's old entry - "kijaferska" => "infidel"


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