taifa

See also: tāifǎ and tāifà

English

Etymology

From Spanish taifa, from Arabic طَائِفَة (ṭāʔifa, “sect, faction”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɑˈiːfə/

Noun

taifa (plural taifas)

1. (historical) A Muslim principality on the Iberian Peninsula during the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries.

Translations

Translations

• Arabic: طَائِفَة (ar) (ṭāʔifa)
• Spanish: taifa (es) f

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic طَائِفَة (ṭāʔifa, “sect, faction”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaifa/ [ˈt̪ai̯.fa]
• Rhymes: -aifa
• Syllabification: tai‧fa

Noun

taifa f (plural taifas)

1. gang
2. (historical) taifa

Further reading

• “taifa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic طَائِفَة (ṭāʔifa, “sect, division”).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

taifa (ma class, plural mataifa)

1. nation (group of people sharing aspects of language, culture and/or ethnicity)

Synonyms

• nchi

Derived terms

• -taifisha
• kitaifa
• utaifa