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iftar

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ɪfˈtɑː(ɹ)/
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  • rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)

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noun

Meaning 1

The evening meal that breaks each day's fast during Ramadan, traditionally beginning with dates and water.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

Examples

  • Iftars can be social events, where people congregate to eat and socialize.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِفْطَار (ʔifṭār).

Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: iftaar — Translations
  • Arabic: إِفْطَار (ʔifṭār) — Translations
  • Azerbaijani: iftar — Translations
  • Bengali: ইফতার (iphtar) — Translations
  • Bengali: এফতার (ephtar) — Translations
  • Bengali: ইছতার (ichtar) — Translations
  • Catalan: iftar — Translations
  • French: iftar — Translations
  • French: ftour — Translations
  • Gujarati: ઇફતાર (iphatār) — Translations
  • Hindi: इफ़्तार (iftār) — Translations
  • Hindi: इफतार (iphtār) — Translations
  • Hindi: इफतारी (iphtārī) — Translations
  • Indonesian: iftar — Translations
  • Indonesian: buka puasa — Translations
  • Kashmiri: اِفطیٛار (iftyār) — Translations
  • Kazakh: ауызашар (auyzaşar) — Translations
  • Kazakh: ифтар (iftar) — Translations
  • Kyrgyz: ооз ачуу (ooz acuu) — Translations
  • Kyrgyz: ифтар (iftar) — Translations
  • Malay: buka puasa — Translations
  • Malay: berbuka — Translations
  • Malay: sungkai (Sarawak) — Translations
  • Malay: iftar — Translations
  • Persian: افطار (eftâr) — Translations
  • Russian: ифта́р (iftár) — Translations
  • Spanish: iftar — Translations
  • Swahili: futari — Translations
  • Swahili: iftar — Translations
  • Tajik: ифтор (iftor) — Translations
  • Turkish: iftar — Translations
  • Urdu: افطار (iftār) — Translations
  • Uyghur: ئىپتار (iptar) — Translations
  • Uzbek: iftor — Translations