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

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