كفرية

Arabic

Etymology

From كُفْر (kufr) +‎ ـِيّة (-iyya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuf.rij.ja/

Noun

كُفْرِيّة • (kufriyya) f (plural كُفْرِيّات (kufriyyāt))

1. blasphemousness, the state of being heretic

   لَا شَكَّ فِي كُفْرِيّةِ هٰذَا الْكِتاب.

   lā šakka fī kufriyyati hāḏā l-kitāb.

   The blasphemousness of this book is undoubtable.

2. (chiefly in the plural) blasphemy, an act or expression of heresy or unbelief

   اَلْكِتابُ مَلِيءٌ بِالْكُفْرِيّات.

   al-kitābu malīʔun bi-l-kufriyyāt.

   The book is full of heresies.

Descendants

• Maltese: kefrija