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taifa

/tɑˈiːfə/

taifa noun: a Muslim principality on the Iberian Peninsula during the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries.

Noun

taifa (plural taifas)

  1. (historical) A Muslim principality on the Iberian Peninsula during the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries.
  2. (historical) A similar Islamic principality on Sicily after the fall of the Emirate of Sicily

taifa meaning in Arabic

taifa in Arabic

Translations
طَائِفَة ṭāʔifa

Forms of taifa

pluraltaifas

Origin of taifa

From Spanish taifa, from Arabic طَائِفَة (ṭāʔifa, “sect, faction”).

Questions about taifa

What does taifa mean?
Taifa means a Muslim principality on the Iberian Peninsula during the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries.
What is taifa in Arabic?
Taifa in Arabic is طَائِفَة (ṭāʔifa). See Taifa meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is taifa?
Taifa is a noun.
How do you pronounce taifa?
Taifa is pronounced /tɑˈiːfə/.
What is the plural of taifa?
The plural of taifa is taifas.

Words near taifa in the dictionary

  1. Taidong
  2. taids
  3. Taierhchwang
  4. Taierzhuang
  5. Taif
  6. taifa
  7. taig
  8. taiga
  9. taiga flycatcher
  10. taiga flycatchers
  11. taigas

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