"Rif" meaning in All languages combined

See Rif on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ɹɪf/ Forms: Er Rif [alternative], Riff [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɪf Etymology: From Arabic الريف (ar-rīf), from Arabic ريف (rīf, “countryside”). Compare Tarifit arrif. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ar|الريف|tr=ar-rīf}} Arabic الريف (ar-rīf), {{der|en|ar|ريف|t=countryside|tr=rīf}} Arabic ريف (rīf, “countryside”), {{cog|rif|arrif}} Tarifit arrif Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Rif
  1. A mountainous region in northern Morocco. Wikidata QID: Q275491 Categories (place): Places in Morocco, Regions of Morocco Translations (region in northern Morocco): Rif [masculine] (Catalan), Rif [neuter] (German), ar Rifas [masculine] (Lithuanian), रिफ (riph) (Marathi), Rife [masculine] (Portuguese), Rif (Romanian), Rif [masculine] (Spanish), arif [masculine] (Tarifit)
    Sense id: en-Rif-en-name-en:Q275491 Disambiguation of 'region in northern Morocco': 66 34
  2. A former country in North Africa, a republic which existed briefly during the 1920s in what is now northern Morocco. Wikidata QID: Q37102 Derived forms: Riffian
    Sense id: en-Rif-en-name-en:Q37102 Categories (other): Former countries and country-like entities, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tarifit translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 98 Disambiguation of Terms with Tarifit translations: 7 93

Alternative forms

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          "lang_code": "rif",
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      "ipa": "/ɹɪf/"
    },
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      "homophone": "riff"
    },
    {
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    }
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    },
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      "homophone": "riff"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "region in northern Morocco",
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "region in northern Morocco",
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      "code": "rif",
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      "sense": "region in northern Morocco",
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      ],
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    }
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}

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