Etymology

munafiq

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Today it means: A religious hypocrite, a person who professes to believe in something (especially Islam) but actually does not. Full definition →

Arabic مُنَافِق
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromمُنَافِق
  2. English todaymunafiq

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic مُنَافِق (munāfiq)

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