"taifa" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /tɑˈiːfə/ Forms: taifas [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish taifa, from Arabic طَائِفَة (ṭāʔifa, “sect, faction”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|taifa}} Spanish taifa, {{der|en|ar|طَائِفَة||sect, faction}} Arabic طَائِفَة (ṭāʔifa, “sect, faction”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} taifa (plural taifas)
  1. (historical) A Muslim principality on the Iberian Peninsula during the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries. Wikipedia link: taifa Tags: historical Categories (place): Spain Translations (Translations): طَائِفَة (ṭāʔifa) (Arabic), taifa [feminine] (Spanish)

Noun [Spanish]

IPA: /ˈtaifa/, [ˈt̪ai̯.fa] Forms: taifas [plural]
Rhymes: -aifa Etymology: From Arabic طَائِفَة (ṭāʔifa, “sect, faction”). Etymology templates: {{bor|es|ar|طَائِفَة||sect, faction}} Arabic طَائِفَة (ṭāʔifa, “sect, faction”) Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} taifa f (plural taifas)
  1. gang Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-taifa-es-noun-PhfA0NC~ Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. (historical) taifa Tags: feminine, historical
    Sense id: en-taifa-es-noun-92oqVG9Y Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (place): Spain
Disambiguation of Spain: 0 0

Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-taifa.flac Forms: taifa class V [canonical], mataifa class VI [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic طَائِفَة (ṭāʔifa, “sect, division”). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|طَائِفَة||sect, division}} Arabic طَائِفَة (ṭāʔifa, “sect, division”), {{root|sw|ar|ط و ف}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} taifa class V (plural mataifa class VI)
  1. nation (group of people sharing aspects of language, culture and/or ethnicity) Wikipedia link: sw:taifa Categories (place): Polities Synonyms: nchi Derived forms: -taifisha, kitaifa, utaifa
    Sense id: en-taifa-sw-noun-q3-FKao4 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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