Etymology

kaffara

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Today it means: A religious donation of money or food made to help those in need, as a forfeit by somebody who has missed a fast unnecessarily. Full definition →

Arabic كفارة
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromكفارة
  2. English todaykaffara

From Arabic كفارة.

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