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Kaffir Lily - Geograph
Kaffir or Kafir may refer to: Ethnicity and religion *Kafir, an Arabic term for an infidel *Kaffir (racial term), an ethnic slur in South Africa referring to a black person *The Nuristani people, an ethnic group of Pakistan and Afghanistan *Sri Lanka Kaffir people, an ethnic group Languages *Fanagalo, a Zulu-based pidgin language once referred to as ''Kitchen Kaffir'' * Sri Lanka Kaffir language, a creole spoken by that people *Kafiiri or Kafiristani, terms for the Nuristani languages of the Hindu Kush Places *Kaffraria or British Kaffraria, a former designation for King William's Town and East London, South Africa * Kafir, Idlib, a village in Syria *Kafiristan, the historic name for the Nuristan Province in Afghanistan *Kaffrine, a city in Senegal Plants *Kaffir lime, a variety of lime fruit native to Indonesia also known as a ''makrut'' lime *Kaffir lily (other), one of two flowers found in southern Africa: **''Clivia miniata'' **''Hesperantha coccinea'' *Kafir, kaffi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kafir
Kafir ( ar, كافر '; plural ', ' or '; feminine '; feminine plural ' or ') is an Arabic and Islamic term which, in the Islamic tradition, refers to a person who disbelieves in God as per Islam, or denies his authority, or rejects the tenets of Islam. The term is often translated as "infidel", "pagan", "rejector", " denier", "disbeliever", "unbeliever", "nonbeliever", and "non-Muslim". The term is used in different ways in the Quran, with the most fundamental sense being "ungrateful" (toward God). ''Kufr'' means "unbelief" or "non-belief", "to be thankless", "to be faithless", or "ingratitude". The opposite term of ''kufr'' is '' īmān'' (faith), and the opposite of ''kāfir'' is '' muʾmin'' (believer). A person who denies the existence of a creator might be called a '' dahri''. ''Kafir'' is sometimes used interchangeably with ''mushrik'' (, those who practice polytheism), another type of religious wrongdoer mentioned frequently in the Quran and other Islamic wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaffir Lily (other)
Kaffir lily is a common name which may refer to the following ornamental plants: * ''Clivia miniata'' in the family Amaryllidaceae * ''Hesperantha coccinea'' syn. ''Schizostylis coccinea'' in the family Iridaceae Iridaceae is a family of plants in order Asparagales, taking its name from the irises, meaning rainbow, referring to its many colours. There are 66 accepted genera with a total of c. 2244 species worldwide (Christenhusz & Byng 2016). It include ... The term kaffir is considered extremely racially offensive in South Africa, the native range of both plant species. {{Plant common name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kefir
Kefir ( ; also spelled as kephir or kefier; ; ; ) is a fermented milk drink similar to a thin yogurt or ayran that is made from kefir grains, a specific type of mesophilic symbiotic culture. The drink originated in the North Caucasus, in particular the Elbrus region along the upper mountainous sections of Circassia, Karachay and Balkaria, from where it came to Russia, and from there it spread to Europe and the United States, where it is prepared by inoculating the milk of cows, goats, or sheep with kefir grains. Kefir is a breakfast, lunch, and dinner drink popular across Russia, Belarus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, and Ukraine - where it is known as an affordable health drink. It is also known in Norway, Sweden, and Finland, where buttermilk-type fermented dairy drinks are common. Kefir is common particularly among Russian and Estonian minorities. In South Slavic countries, kefir is consumed at any time of the day, especially with zelnik/zelja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African Wildcat
The African wildcat (''Felis lybica'') is a small wildcat species native to Africa, West and Central Asia up to Rajasthan in India and Xinjiang in China. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List in 2022. In Cyprus, an African wildcat was found in a burial site next to a human skeleton in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B settlement Shillourokambos. The graves are estimated to have been established by Neolithic farmers about 9,500 years ago, and are the earliest known evidence for a close association between a cat and a human. Their proximity indicates that the cat may have been tamed or domesticated. Results of genetic research indicate that the African wildcat genetically diverged into three clades about 173,000 years ago, namely the Near Eastern wildcat, Southern African wildcat and Asiatic wildcat. African wildcats were first domesticated about 10,000 years ago in the Near East, and are the ancestors of the domestic cat (''F. catus''). Crossings between domestic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunbeam Kaffir
The Sunbeam Arab was a British First World War era aero engine. Design and development By 1916 the demand for aero-engines was placing huge demands on manufacturing. To help ease the pressure the War Office standardised on engines of about ; one of these was a V-8 water-cooled engine from Sunbeam known as the Arab. Using cast aluminium alloy cylinder blocks and heads with die-cast aluminium alloy pistons, the Arab had a bore of and stroke of for a capacity of , developing at 2,000 rpm. First bench-run in 1916, the Arab was obviously inspired by the Hispano-Suiza V-8 engines but with very little in common when examined in detail. After submission to the Internal Combustion Engine Committee of the National Advisory Committee Sunbeam received an order for 1,000 in March 1917, increased to 2,000 in June 1917 as well as another 2,160 to be built by Austin Motors (1,000), Lanchester Motor Company (300), Napier & Son (300), and Willys Overland (560) in the United States of Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kafir Harp
The Kafir harp (known in the local language as waj, waji, vaj or vaji) is a traditional four- or five-stringed arched harp used by the Nuristanis native to the Nuristan Province of northeastern Afghanistan and Lower Chitral District of northwestern Pakistan. It is played during social gatherings, and to accompany epic storytelling or songs of heroic tales. Similar harps used to be widespread in ancient times throughout Central Asia and India, and this harp possibly entered Afghanistan during the spread of Buddhism across the region but today the ''waji'' is not used in any other part of Afghanistan. It has been compared to the ennanga of Uganda and harp designs used in Sumer and ancient Egypt as far back as 3000 BC. Construction and design The Kafir harp is constructed of two main components, the soundbox and the stringholder. The soundbox is made from a hollowed piece of wood with a thick piece of animal skin stretched over it. The stringholder is a curved branch that sits on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaafir (Indian TV Series)
''Kaafir'' is a 2019 Indian web television series directed by Sonam Nair. Written by Bhavani Iyer, the series follows Kainaaz Akhtar, a woman from Pakistan administered Kashmir who winds up on the Indian side of the Line-of-Control (LOC), and is held prisoner under the suspicion of being a militant. After giving birth to a child while spending seven years in imprisonment, Kainaaz and her daughter are helped by an Indian journalist, who seeks to bring them justice. It is inspired by the true story of Shehnaz Parveen. Starring Dia Mirza and Mohit Raina, all 8 episodes premiered on 15 June 2019 on the streaming platform ZEE5. Cast *Dia Mirza as Kainaaz Akhtar *Mohit Raina as Vedant Rathod *Umar Sharif as Mohd. Siddiqi * Dara Sandhu as Rafique * Abhiroy Singh as Dhruv Rathod * Suhail Sidhwani as Veer Rathod * Dishita Jain as Seher *Meenal Kapoor as public prosecutor *Faezeh Jalali as Mastani Episodes Production ''Kaafir'' is set in Jammu and Kashmir, and was shot almost entirel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaafir (Pakistani TV Series)
Kaafir ( ur, ) (English: Disbeliever) is a 22 episodic Pakistani psychological thriller television series, produced by Samina Humayun Saeed and Shahzad Nasib under the production banner Six Sigma Entertainment. It is directed by Shahid Shafaat and written by Abdul Khaaliq Khan. The seria aired on ARY Digital in 2011. It was also broadcast in India on Zindagi as ''Izzat''. Premise Kaafir revolves around a girl named Izzat ( Khan), who is an outspoken strong soul. On other hand Shahan ( Saeed), a strong and powerful channel head who considers himself a God and is a kaafir isbeliever (more specifically an atheist)">atheist.html" ;"title="isbeliever (more specifically an atheist">isbeliever (more specifically an atheist) Things take a worst turn where Shahan gets humiliated by Izzat and the latter swears revenge from her. Shahan swears to himself that he will destroy her. Shahan keeps his promise as he first makes her seem to be a loose character girl in front of the boy she lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erythrina Lysistemon
''Erythrina lysistemon'' is a species of deciduous tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to South Africa. Common names include common coral-tree, lucky bean tree, umsintsi (Xhosa), muvhale (Venda), mophete (Tswana), koraalboom of kanniedood (Afrikaans), mokhungwane (Sotho) and umsinsi ( Zulu). It is regularly cultivated as a tree for gardens and parks. Description Common coral tree reaches in height, with smooth grayish bark, not corky; hooked prickles scattered on trunk and branches; leaves with 3 leaflets, up to long, petiole and midrib prickly. The tree is leafless for up to 4 or 5 months of the year. The lovely scarlet red flower A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae). The biological function of a flower is to facilitate reproduction, usually by providing a mechani ...s are borne in dense racemes in spring before leaves and attract numerous birds an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorghum
''Sorghum'' () is a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants in the grass family (Poaceae). Some of these species are grown as cereals for human consumption and some in pastures for animals. One species is grown for grain, while many others are used as fodder plants, either cultivated in warm climates worldwide or naturalized in pasture lands. Taxonomy ''Sorghum'' is in the Poaceae (grass) subfamily Panicoideae and the tribe Andropogoneae (the same as maize, big bluestem and sugarcane). Species Accepted species recorded include: Distribution and habitat Seventeen of the 25 species are native to Australia, with the range of some extending to Africa, Asia, Mesoamerica, and certain islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Toxicity In the early stages of the plants' growth, some species of sorghum can contain levels of hydrogen cyanide, hordenine, and nitrates, which are lethal to grazing animals. Plants stressed by drought or heat can also contain toxic lev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hesperantha Coccinea
''Hesperantha coccinea'', the river lily, or crimson flag lily (syn. ''Schizostylis coccinea'' Backh. & Harv.), is a species of flowering plant in the iris family Iridaceae, native to Southern Africa and Zimbabwe. It is a semievergreen perennial growing to tall, with slender lanceolate leaves up to long and broad. The flowers are red, occasionally pink or white, 30–35 mm long, with six petals; they are produced four to ten alternately on a spike in late summer to autumn. The Latin specific epithet ''coccinea'' means “bright red”. Cultivation ''Hesperantha coccinea'' is cultivated as an ornamental plant in gardens for its flowers, It is often used in floristry. Hardy down to between , in colder regions it is grown under glass. It was formerly known in cultivation as "Kaffir lily", and is still occasionally referenced as such. However, " Kaffir" is now regarded as an offensive ethnic slur. Numerous cultivars are available, of which the following have gained the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clivia Miniata
''Clivia miniata'', the Natal lily or bush lily, is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Clivia'' of the family Amaryllidaceae, native to woodland habitats in South Africa (Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal provinces) as well as in Eswatini. Given suitable conditions it grows into large clumps and is surprisingly water wise. It is also reportedly naturalized in Mexico. It is a popular plant for shady areas and is commonly seen growing in older established suburbs in most Australian states. It is also popular in New Zealand, Japan, China and the US, particularly California. Description The bush lily has a fleshy, mostly underground stem (rhizome) to in diameter, with numerous fleshy roots. The stem produces long, arching, strap-like leaves growing to about long, arranged in two opposing rows (distichous). The showy, funnel-shaped flowers are produced in an umbel-shaped inflorescence, colored red, orange or yellow, sometimes with a faint, but very sweet perfume. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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