"Taliban" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈtælɪbæn/, /ˈtælɪbɑːn/, /ˈtɑːlɪbɑːn/ Forms: the Taliban [canonical]
Etymology: From Pashto طالبان (tālibān, “students, seekers”), plural of طالب (tālib), from Arabic طَالِب (ṭālib, “seeker, student”). Etymology templates: {{borrowed|en|ps|طالبان|t=students, seekers|tr=tālibān}} Pashto طالبان (tālibān, “students, seekers”), {{m|ps|طالب|tr=tālib}} طالب (tālib), {{uder|en|ar|طَالِب||seeker, student}} Arabic طَالِب (ṭālib, “seeker, student”), {{root|en|ar|ط ل ب}} Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=the Taliban}} the Taliban
  1. A Deobandi Islamist and largely Pashtun religious political movement founded in Afghanistan in 1994 by mullah Mohammad Omar, which has governed the country from 1996 to 2001 and since 2021. Categories (topical): Islamism Categories (place): Afghanistan Translations (Islamist movement in Afghanistan): طَالِبَان (ṭālibān) [feminine, masculine] (Arabic), Թալիբան (Tʻaliban) (Armenian), Taliban (Azerbaijani), Таліба́н (Talibán) [masculine] (Belarusian), তালেবান (taleban) (Bengali), Талиба́н (Talibán) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 塔利班 (Tǎlìbān) (Chinese Mandarin), 神學士 [Taiwan] (Chinese Mandarin), 神学士 (shénxué shì) (Chinese Mandarin), Tálibán [masculine] (Czech), Taliban (Finnish), talibans [masculine, plural] (French), თალიბანი (talibani) (Georgian), Taliban [masculine, plural] (German), Ταλιμπάν (Talimpán) (Greek), તાલિબાન (tālibān) [masculine] (Gujarati), तालिबान (tālibān) [masculine] (Hindi), Taliban (Indonesian), タリバン (Tariban) (Japanese), ターリバーン (Tāribān) (Japanese), Талибан (Taliban) (Kazakh), 탈레반 (Talleban) (Korean), Талибан (Taliban) (Kyrgyz), ຕາລີບັນ (tā lī ban) (Lao), Taliban (Malay), താലിബാൻ (tālibāṉ) (Malayalam), तालिबान (tālibān) (Marathi), Taliban (Northern Kurdish), طالبان (tālibān) [masculine] (Pashto), طالبان (tâlebân) (Persian), Talibowie [masculine, plural] (Polish), Taliban [masculine] (Polish), Talibã [masculine] (Portuguese), Талиба́н (Talibán) [masculine] (Russian), Tálibán [masculine] (Slovak), Taliban [masculine] (Slovene), Talibani [masculine, plural] (Slovene), Talibanerna [plural] (Swedish), Толибон (Tolibon) (Tajik), ตอลิบาน (Thai), ตาลีบัน (Thai), Taliban (Turkish), Taliban (Turkmen), Таліба́н (Talibán) [masculine] (Ukrainian), طالبان (tālibān) [masculine] (Urdu), تالىبان (taliban) (Uyghur), Tolibon (Uzbek)
    Sense id: en-Taliban-en-name-JlEyqf-I Disambiguation of Islamism: 53 38 9 Disambiguation of Afghanistan: 94 6 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 39 24 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 43 36 21 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 35 38 27

Noun

IPA: /ˈtælɪbæn/, /ˈtælɪbɑːn/, /ˈtɑːlɪbɑːn/ Forms: Taliban [plural], Talibans [plural]
Etymology: From Pashto طالبان (tālibān, “students, seekers”), plural of طالب (tālib), from Arabic طَالِب (ṭālib, “seeker, student”). Etymology templates: {{borrowed|en|ps|طالبان|t=students, seekers|tr=tālibān}} Pashto طالبان (tālibān, “students, seekers”), {{m|ps|طالب|tr=tālib}} طالب (tālib), {{uder|en|ar|طَالِب||seeker, student}} Arabic طَالِب (ṭālib, “seeker, student”), {{root|en|ar|ط ل ب}} Head templates: {{en-noun|Taliban|s}} Taliban (plural Taliban or Talibans)
  1. A Taliban militia. Synonyms: Taleban Derived forms: Talibangelical, Talibanize, Talibanistan, Tealiban Related terms: Talibanized, Talibanization, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan Translations (militia): طَالِبَان (ṭālibān) [masculine, plural] (Arabic), Թալիբան (Tʻaliban) (Armenian), Taliban (Azerbaijani), Таліба́н (Talibán) [masculine] (Belarusian), талі́бы (talíby) [masculine, plural] (Belarusian), talibà (Catalan), 塔利班 (Tǎlìbān) (Chinese Mandarin), taliban [plural] (Dutch), Taliban (Finnish), Taliban [masculine] (French), თალიბანი (talibani) (Georgian), Taliban [masculine, plural] (German), טָלִיבָּן \ טליבאן (talibán) (Hebrew), तालिबान (tālibān) [masculine] (Hindi), ターリバーン (Tāribān) (Japanese), 탈레반 (Talleban) (Korean), 탈리반 (Talliban) (Korean), तालिबान (tālibān) (Marathi), Taliban (Northern Kurdish), طالبان (tālebān) [masculine, plural] (Pashto), طالبان (tâlebân) (Persian), talibowie [masculine, plural, singular] (Polish), talibã [masculine] (Portuguese), Талиба́н (Talibán) [masculine] (Russian), тали́бы (talíby) [masculine, plural] (Russian), Talibán [masculine] (Spanish), talibanerna ("the Talibans") [common-gender, literally] (Swedish), Taliban (Turkish), Таліба́н (Talibán) [masculine] (Ukrainian), талі́би (talíby) [masculine, plural] (Ukrainian), طالبان (tālibān) [masculine] (Urdu), تالىبان (taliban) (Uyghur), טאַליבאַן (taliban) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-Taliban-en-noun-~V60Ey3E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 39 24 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 43 36 21 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 35 38 27 Disambiguation of 'militia': 62 38
  2. A member of the Taliban movement or its militia; a Talib. Translations (member of the Taliban movement or its militia): طَالِب (ṭālib) [masculine] (Arabic), طَالِبَة (ṭāliba) [feminine] (Arabic), թալիբ (tʻalib) (Armenian), talib (Azerbaijani), талі́б (talíb) [masculine] (Belarusian), talibà [masculine] (Catalan), 塔利布 (tǎlìbù) (Chinese Mandarin), tálib [masculine] (Czech), talibanstrijder [masculine] (Dutch), talibanur [masculine] (Faroese), taliban (Finnish), taleb [masculine] (French), taliban [masculine] (French), talibane [feminine] (French), თალიბი (talibi) (Georgian), Talib [masculine] (German), Taliban [masculine] (German), तालिब (tālib) [masculine] (Hindi), tálib (Hungarian), talebano [masculine] (Italian), talibano [masculine] (Italian), タリブ (taribu) (Japanese), ターリブ (tāribu) (Japanese), талиб (talib) (Kazakh), 탈리브 (tallibeu) (Korean), 탈레브 (tallebeu) (Korean), талиб (talib) (Kyrgyz), तालिबानी (tālibānī) (Marathi), طالب (tāléb) [masculine] (Pashto), طالب (tâleb) (Persian), talib [masculine] (Polish), talibã [masculine] (Portuguese), taliban [masculine] (Romanian), тали́б (talíb) [masculine] (Russian), tálib [masculine] (Slovak), talibán [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), taliban [common-gender] (Swedish), толиб (tolib) (Tajik), talib (Turkish), talib (Turkmen), талі́б (talíb) [masculine] (Ukrainian), طالب (tālib) [masculine] (Urdu), تالىبان (taliban) (Uyghur), تالىب (talib) (Uyghur), tolib (Uzbek)
    Sense id: en-Taliban-en-noun-c5Ch62BD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 39 24 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 43 36 21 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 35 38 27 Disambiguation of 'member of the Taliban movement or its militia': 16 84

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "თალიბანი"
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      "sense": "Islamist movement in Afghanistan",
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      "word": "طالبان"
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        "masculine"
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    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Talibán",
      "sense": "militia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Таліба́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "talíby",
      "sense": "militia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "талі́би"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "tālibān",
      "sense": "militia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "طالبان"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "taliban",
      "sense": "militia",
      "word": "تالىبان"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "taliban",
      "sense": "militia",
      "word": "טאַליבאַן"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ṭālib",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "طَالِب"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ṭāliba",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "طَالِبَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "tʻalib",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "word": "թալիբ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "word": "talib"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "talíb",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "талі́б"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "talibà"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tǎlìbù",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "word": "塔利布"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tálib"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "talibanstrijder"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "talibanur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "word": "taliban"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "taleb"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "taliban"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "talibane"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "talibi",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "word": "თალიბი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Talib"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Taliban"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "tālib",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "तालिब"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "word": "tálib"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "talebano"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "talibano"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "taribu",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "word": "タリブ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tāribu",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "word": "ターリブ"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "talib",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "word": "талиб"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "tallibeu",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "word": "탈리브"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "tallebeu",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "word": "탈레브"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "talib",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "word": "талиб"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "tālibānī",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "word": "तालिबानी"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "tāléb",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "طالب"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "tâleb",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "word": "طالب"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "talib"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "talibã"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "taliban"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "talíb",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "тали́б"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tálib"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "talibán"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "taliban"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "tolib",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "word": "толиб"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "word": "talib"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "word": "talib"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "talíb",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "талі́б"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "tālib",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "طالب"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "taliban",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "word": "تالىبان"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "talib",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "word": "تالىب"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "member of the Taliban movement or its militia",
      "word": "tolib"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Taliban"
  ],
  "word": "Taliban"
}

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