"Taliban" meaning in German

See Taliban in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈta(ː)liˌbaːn/, /taliˈbaːn/ (note: seldom also) Audio: De-Taliban.ogg Forms: Talibans [genitive], Taliban [genitive], Taliban [plural], Talib [alternative, literary, rare, singular]
Etymology: From Pashto طالبان (tālibān), plural of طالب (tālib, “disciple”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|fa|ar}}, {{der|de|ps|طالبان|tr=tālibān}} Pashto طالبان (tālibān) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,s:-,-}} Taliban m (strong, genitive Talibans or Taliban, plural Taliban)
  1. Taliban, a member of the Taliban movement Tags: masculine, strong Derived forms: Talibankämpfer
    Sense id: en-Taliban-de-noun-ANUh293- Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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