"mafia" meaning in Sicilian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈma.fja/, /ˈma.fɪ.a/ Forms: mafi [plural]
Etymology: Uncertain. The first official sources in which this term appears date back to 1863 in the title of the theatrical work "I mafiusi de la Vicaria" set in the Vicaria prison in Palermo and written by Giuseppe Rizzotto and Gaetano Mosca. In 1865, in a report by the prefect of Palermo, Filippo Antonio Gualterio, this term was used for the first time, in its Italian geminated variant maffia, with the meaning of a criminal and subversive organization that brought together delinquents, pro-Mazzinians (i.e. republicans) and pro-Bourbons (i.e. anti-Savoyards) with the aim of overthrowing the newborn Kingdom of Italy. Outside of these official sources, the etymology in question is often associated with an uncertain Arabism or with various terms of various origins, including several dialectal origins from the rest of Italy, such as from Piedmont or from Tuscany. In any case, many of the hypotheses proposed are merely speculative and fail to resolve the main phono-morphological disagreements. In particular, it must be emphasized that this word may have been possibly used as an exonym referring to dissidents following the annexation of the island of Sicily, then acquiring the widespread meaning. Etymology templates: {{unc|scn}} Uncertain Head templates: {{head|scn|nouns|g=f|g2=|head=mafia}} mafia f, {{scn-noun|maf|f|ia|i}} mafia f (plural mafi)
  1. the Mafia (International organized crime organization) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mafia-scn-noun-gBTOisSj Categories (other): Sicilian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Sicilian entries with incorrect language header: 90 8 2
  2. a mafia (an individual branch) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mafia-scn-noun-1rBcZ0br
  3. arrogance Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mafia-scn-noun-4KwbHBMk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: màfia (english: trisyllabic spelling) Derived forms: carusa mafiusa, fìmmina mafiusa, mafiusa, mafiusità, mafiusu, urganizzazziuni mafiusa
Related terms: cosca, cumannanti, cumarca, famigghia, guappu, pizzinu, pizzu, spacchiusu, vappu, Camorra, Cosa Nostra, Ntràgnita, Ntrànghita, Stiḍḍa, Yakuza
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      "word": "Camorra"
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      "word": "Ntràgnita"
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