Meanings
nountafsir (countable and uncountable, plural tafsirs or tafsir or tafasir)
plural tafsirs · plural tafasir
- countableuncountableIslamA grammatical, historical, allegorical and/or traditional interpretation of the Qur'an.
Origin
- Arabicتَفْسِير
- Arabicتَفْسِير
- Englishtafsir
Borrowed from Arabic تَفْسِير (tafsīr, “interpretation”).
More words from Arabic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تَفْسِير
- تَفْسِير (tafsīr)interpretation of the Qur'an
Bengali তফসীর
- তফসীর (tôfsīr)interpretation of the Qur'an
Finnish tafsir
- tafsirinterpretation of the Qur'an
French tafsir
- tafsirinterpretation of the Qur'an
German Tafsir, Tafsīr
- Tafsirinterpretation of the Qur'an
- Tafsīrinterpretation of the Qur'an
- Tefsirinterpretation of the Qur'an
Hindi तफ़सीर, तफसीर
- तफ़सीर (tafsīr)interpretation of the Qur'an
- तफसीर (taphsīr)interpretation of the Qur'an
- तफ्सीर (taphsīr)interpretation of the Qur'an
Indonesian tafsir
- tafsirinterpretation of the Qur'an
Japanese タフスィール, タフシール
- タフスィール (tafusīru)interpretation of the Qur'an
- タフシール (tafushīru)interpretation of the Qur'an
Malay tafsir
- tafsirinterpretation of the Qur'an
Persian تفسیر
- تفسیر (tafsir)interpretation of the Qur'an
Russian тафси́р
- тафси́р (tafsír)interpretation of the Qur'an
Turkish tefsir
- tefsirinterpretation of the Qur'an
Urdu تفسیر
- تفسیر (tafsīr)interpretation of the Qur'an
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Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
tafsir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tafsir
MLA
“tafsir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tafsir. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tafsir,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tafsir.
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