Arabic · noun · Faith & Sacred History

Iftar

इफ़्तार

said if-TAAR

also written: iftaar, aftar

Meaning

The breaking of the fast at sunset during Ramzan.

Literally: Arabic iftar: the breaking of the fast.

Related words

The pre-dawn meal eaten before the fast begins in Ramzan.

The ninth month of the Islamic calendar; the month of fasting in which the Quran was revealed.

The West, Europe — literally “the Franks.”