taifa
Spanish
Etymology
From Arabic طَائِفَة (ṭāʾifa, “sect, division”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtaifa/ [ˈt̪ai̯.fa]
- Rhymes: -aifa
- Syllabification: tai‧fa
Noun
taifa f (plural taifas)
- gang
- (historical) a small independent Muslim-ruled principality in the Iberian Peninsula, during the 11th, 12th and 13th century
Further reading
- “taifa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic طَائِفَة (ṭāʾifa, “sect, division”).
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun
taifa (ma class, plural mataifa)
- nation (group of people sharing aspects of language, culture and/or ethnicity)
Synonyms
- nchi
Derived terms
- kitaifa
- utaifa