"كفير" meaning in Arabic

See كفير in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ki.fiːr/
Etymology: Internationalism modelled in the late 19th century after European languages. Etymology templates: {{internationalism|ar}} Internationalism Head templates: {{ar-noun|كِفِير|m}} كِفِير • (kifīr) m Inflection templates: {{ar-decl-noun|كِفِير}} Forms: كِفِير [canonical], kifīr [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], كِفِير [indefinite, informal, singular, triptote], الْكِفِير [definite, informal, singular, triptote], كِفِير [construct, informal, singular, triptote], كِفِيرٌ [indefinite, nominative, singular, triptote], الْكِفِيرُ [definite, nominative, singular, triptote], كِفِيرُ [construct, nominative, singular, triptote], كِفِيرًا [accusative, indefinite, singular, triptote], الْكِفِيرَ [accusative, definite, singular, triptote], كِفِيرَ [accusative, construct, singular, triptote], كِفِيرٍ [genitive, indefinite, singular, triptote], الْكِفِيرِ [definite, genitive, singular, triptote], كِفِيرِ [construct, genitive, singular, triptote]
  1. kefir Categories (topical): Milk Synonyms: فُطْر هِنْدِيّ
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          "text": "ويقول الأوروبيون بنوع خصوصي على الكفير وهو كذلك لبن شرقي يحضر في القوقاس بتخمير حليب البقر بخميرة خصوصية تباع في الصيدلات في أوروبا ومصر كتلا جامدة مرنة جلاتينية بيضاء مصفرة مستديرة أو مخروطية بحجم الحمصة. […]",
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          "text": "ويقول الأوروبيون بنوع خصوصي على الكفير وهو كذلك لبن شرقي يحضر في القوقاس بتخمير حليب البقر بخميرة خصوصية تباع في الصيدلات في أوروبا ومصر كتلا جامدة مرنة جلاتينية بيضاء مصفرة مستديرة أو مخروطية بحجم الحمصة. […]",
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