taifa
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Spanish taifa, from Arabic طَائِفَة (ṭāʔifa, “sect, faction”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
taifa (plural taifas)
- (historical) A Muslim principality on the Iberian Peninsula during the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries.
Translations[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic طَائِفَة (ṭāʔifa, “sect, faction”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
taifa f (plural taifas)
Further reading[edit]
- “taifa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swahili[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic طَائِفَة (ṭāʔifa, “sect, division”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun[edit]
taifa (ma class, plural mataifa)
- nation (group of people sharing aspects of language, culture and/or ethnicity)
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
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