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إِفْطار
breakfast; breaking of the fast /ʔifˈtˤaːr/
nounB1#2157 most common
Also: the sunset meal that ends the Ramadan fast, fast-breaking
Example sentences
الإِفْطار جاهِز.
Breakfast is ready.
آكُلُ الإِفْطار في السّاعة الثّامِنة.
I eat breakfast at eight o'clock.
في رَمَضان نَتَناوَلُ الإِفْطار بَعْدَ غُروبِ الشّمس.
In Ramadan we have the fast-breaking meal after sunset.
دَعانا الجارُ إلى إِفْطارٍ كَبيرٍ في بَيْتِه.
The neighbour invited us to a large iftar at his house.
تَأخَّرَ الإِفْطار لأنَّ المَطبَخَ كانَ مُزدَحِماً بِالضّيوف.
The fast-breaking meal was delayed because the kitchen was crowded with guests.
يَرى بَعضُ العُلَماءِ أنَّ تَعجيلَ الإِفْطارِ عِندَ ثُبوتِ الغُروبِ سُنَّةٌ مُستَحَبّة.
Some scholars hold that hastening the breaking of the fast once sunset is confirmed is a recommended practice.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | إِفْطارٌ | إِفْطاراتٌ |
| Genitive | إِفْطارٍ | إِفْطاراتٍ |
| Accusative | إِفْطاراً | إِفْطاراتٍ |
| Vocative | يا إِفْطارُ | يا إِفْطاراتُ |
Word family
أَفْطَرَto break one's fast
فَطورbreakfast, morning meal
فِطْرthe breaking of the fast; Eid al-Fitr
مُفْطِرone who is breaking or not keeping the fast
فُطورbreakfast (common variant)
Etymology
The word is the verbal noun of the Form IV verb أَفْطَرَ, "to break a fast." It comes from the triliteral root ف-ط-ر, which carries the sense of splitting, cleaving, or beginning. The link is the idea of breaking open a period of abstinence, and by extension the first meal that ends the night's fast.
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