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Taliban in Arabic

طَالِبَان ṭālibān

/ˈtælɪbæn/

Taliban in Arabic: طَالِبَان (ṭālibān), طَالِب (ṭālib), طَالِبَة (ṭāliba). In English, Taliban means 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.

Arabic words for Taliban

Islamist movement in Afghanistan
طَالِبَان ṭālibān
militia
طَالِبَان ṭālibān
member of the Taliban movement or its militia
طَالِب ṭālib, طَالِبَة ṭāliba

English meaning of Taliban

  1. proper noun 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.
  2. noun A Taliban militia.
  3. noun A member of the Taliban movement or its militia; a Talib.
  4. noun A censorious or bigoted moralist.

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Questions about Taliban in Arabic

What is the meaning of Taliban in Arabic?
Taliban in Arabic is طَالِبَان (ṭālibān), طَالِب (ṭālib), طَالِبَة (ṭāliba).
ما معنى كلمة Taliban؟
Taliban: طَالِبَان (ṭālibān), طَالِب (ṭālib), طَالِبَة (ṭāliba).
What does Taliban mean in English?
Taliban means 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.

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