kyafır
/kjafɯr/ · plural kyafırla
1. unbeliever, infidel, godless person, apostate — Said of a person outside Islam, one who does not believe in Allah.
- Allahha iynanmağan kyafırla — unbelievers who do not believe in Allah
- ol kyafır tüldü — he is not an unbeliever
- kyafır deb aytırğa — to call someone an unbeliever
- kyafırnı sözü — the word of an unbeliever
2. rogue, swindler, rascal — Often used as an insult aimed at someone, as in ay kyafır.
- ay kyafır, ay oŋmağan — oh you rascal, oh you good-for-nothing
- kyafır jaş — a rascal of a boy
- ol kyafırnı tanıyma — I know that rogue
- kyafırnı hıylası — the rogue's cunning
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kyafırthe unbeliever | kyafırımmy unbeliever | kyafırıŋyour unbeliever | kyafırıhis unbeliever | kyafırıbızour unbeliever | kyafırığızyou all's unbeliever | kyafırlarıtheir unbelievers |
| Genitive | kyafırnıthe unbeliever's | kyafırımımy unbeliever's | kyafırıŋıyour unbeliever's | kyafırınıhis unbeliever's | kyafırıbıznıour unbeliever's | kyafırığıznıyou all's unbeliever's | kyafırlarınıtheir unbelievers' |
| Accusative | kyafırnıthe unbeliever (as the object) | kyafırımımy unbeliever (as the object) | kyafırıŋıyour unbeliever (as the object) | kyafırınhis unbeliever (as the object) | kyafırıbıznıour unbeliever (as the object) | kyafırığıznıyou all's unbeliever (as the object) | kyafırlarıntheir unbelievers (as the object) |
| Dative | kyafırğato the unbeliever | kyafırımato my unbeliever | kyafırıŋato your unbeliever | kyafırınato his unbeliever | kyafırıbızğato our unbeliever | kyafırığızğato you all's unbeliever | kyafırlarınato their unbelievers |
| Locative | kyafırdain / at the unbeliever | kyafırımdain / at my unbeliever | kyafırıŋdain / at your unbeliever | kyafırındain / at his unbeliever | kyafırıbızdain / at our unbeliever | kyafırığızdain / at you all's unbeliever | kyafırlarındain / at their unbelievers |
| Ablative | kyafırdanfrom the unbeliever | kyafırımdanfrom my unbeliever | kyafırıŋdanfrom your unbeliever | kyafırındanfrom his unbeliever | kyafırıbızdanfrom our unbeliever | kyafırığızdanfrom you all's unbeliever | kyafırlarındanfrom their unbelievers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kyafırlathe unbelievers | kyafırlarımmy unbelievers | kyafırlarıŋyour unbelievers | kyafırlarıhis unbelievers | kyafırlarıbızour unbelievers | kyafırlarığızyou all's unbelievers | kyafırlarıtheir unbelievers |
| Genitive | kyafırlanıthe unbelievers' | kyafırlarımımy unbelievers' | kyafırlarıŋıyour unbelievers' | kyafırlarınıhis unbelievers' | kyafırlarıbıznıour unbelievers' | kyafırlarığıznıyou all's unbelievers' | kyafırlarınıtheir unbelievers' |
| Accusative | kyafırlanıthe unbelievers (as the object) | kyafırlarımımy unbelievers (as the object) | kyafırlarıŋıyour unbelievers (as the object) | kyafırlarınhis unbelievers (as the object) | kyafırlarıbıznıour unbelievers (as the object) | kyafırlarığıznıyou all's unbelievers (as the object) | kyafırlarıntheir unbelievers (as the object) |
| Dative | kyafırlağato the unbelievers | kyafırlarımato my unbelievers | kyafırlarıŋato your unbelievers | kyafırlarınato his unbelievers | kyafırlarıbızğato our unbelievers | kyafırlarığızğato you all's unbelievers | kyafırlarınato their unbelievers |
| Locative | kyafırladain / at the unbelievers | kyafırlarımdain / at my unbelievers | kyafırlarıŋdain / at your unbelievers | kyafırlarındain / at his unbelievers | kyafırlarıbızdain / at our unbelievers | kyafırlarığızdain / at you all's unbelievers | kyafırlarındain / at their unbelievers |
| Ablative | kyafırladanfrom the unbelievers | kyafırlarımdanfrom my unbelievers | kyafırlarıŋdanfrom your unbelievers | kyafırlarındanfrom his unbelievers | kyafırlarıbızdanfrom our unbelievers | kyafırlarığızdanfrom you all's unbelievers | kyafırlarındanfrom their unbelievers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kyafırları can mean "his / her unbelievers", "their unbeliever", or "their unbelievers" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kyafırnıqıthe unbeliever's one | kyafırnıqılathe unbeliever's ones | kyafırlanıqıthe unbelievers' one | kyafırlanıqılathe unbelievers' ones |
| Genitive | kyafırnıqınıof the unbeliever's one | kyafırnıqılanıof the unbeliever's ones | kyafırlanıqınıof the unbelievers' one | kyafırlanıqılanıof the unbelievers' ones |
| Accusative | kyafırnıqınthe unbeliever's one (as the object) | kyafırnıqılanıthe unbeliever's ones (as the object) | kyafırlanıqınthe unbelievers' one (as the object) | kyafırlanıqılanıthe unbelievers' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | kyafırnıqınato the unbeliever's one | kyafırnıqılağato the unbeliever's ones | kyafırlanıqınato the unbelievers' one | kyafırlanıqılağato the unbelievers' ones |
| Locative | kyafırnıqındain / at the unbeliever's one | kyafırnıqıladain / at the unbeliever's ones | kyafırlanıqındain / at the unbelievers' one | kyafırlanıqıladain / at the unbelievers' ones |
| Ablative | kyafırnıqındanfrom the unbeliever's one | kyafırnıqıladanfrom the unbeliever's ones | kyafırlanıqındanfrom the unbelievers' one | kyafırlanıqıladanfrom the unbelievers' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.