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tafsir

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

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  • /ˈtæfsɪr/
  • /ˈtɑːfsɪr/
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noun

Meaning 1

A grammatical, historical, allegorical and/or traditional interpretation of the Qur'an.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَفْسِير (tafsīr, “interpretation”).

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: tefsir — interpretation of the Qur'an
  • Arabic: تَفْسِير (tafsīr) — interpretation of the Qur'an
  • Azerbaijani: təfsir — interpretation of the Qur'an
  • Bengali: তফসীর (tôfsīr) — interpretation of the Qur'an
  • Finnish: tafsir — interpretation of the Qur'an
  • French: tafsir — interpretation of the Qur'an
  • Georgian: თაფსირი (tapsiri) — interpretation of the Qur'an
  • German: Tafsir — interpretation of the Qur'an
  • German: Tafsīr — interpretation of the Qur'an
  • German: Tefsir — interpretation of the Qur'an
  • Hindi: तफ़सीर (tafsīr) — interpretation of the Qur'an
  • Hindi: तफसीर (taphsīr) — interpretation of the Qur'an
  • Hindi: तफ्सीर (taphsīr) — interpretation of the Qur'an
  • Indonesian: tafsir — interpretation of the Qur'an
  • Japanese: タフスィール (tafusīru) — interpretation of the Qur'an
  • Japanese: タフシール (tafushīru) — interpretation of the Qur'an
  • Kazakh: тәпсір (täpsır) — interpretation of the Qur'an
  • Northern Kurdish: tefsîr — interpretation of the Qur'an
  • Kyrgyz: тапсир (tapsir) — interpretation of the Qur'an
  • Malay: tafsir — interpretation of the Qur'an
  • Pashto: تفسير (tafsír) — interpretation of the Qur'an
  • Persian: تفسیر (tafsir) — interpretation of the Qur'an
  • Russian: тафси́р (tafsír) — interpretation of the Qur'an
  • Serbo-Croatian: тефсир — interpretation of the Qur'an
  • Serbo-Croatian: tefsir — interpretation of the Qur'an
  • Tajik: тафсир (tafsir) — interpretation of the Qur'an
  • Tatar: тәфсир (täfsir) — interpretation of the Qur'an
  • Turkish: tefsir — interpretation of the Qur'an
  • Turkmen: tefsir — interpretation of the Qur'an
  • Urdu: تفسیر (tafsīr) — interpretation of the Qur'an
  • Uyghur: تەپسىر (tepsir) — interpretation of the Qur'an
  • Uzbek: tafsir — interpretation of the Qur'an
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