taifa

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish taifa, from Arabic طَائِفَة (ṭāʔifa, “sect, faction”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɑˈiːfə/ === Noun === taifa (plural taifas) (historical) A Muslim principality on the Iberian Peninsula during the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries. (historical) A similar Islamic principality on Sicily after the fall of the w:en:Emirate of Sicily ==== Translations ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === From Arabic طَائِفَة (ṭāʔifa, “sect, faction”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtaifa/ [ˈt̪ai̯.fa] Rhymes: -aifa Syllabification: tai‧fa === Noun === taifa f (plural taifas) gang side, faction (historical) taifa === Further reading === “taifa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swahili == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic طَائِفَة (ṭāʔifa, “sect, division”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === taifa class V (plural mataifa class VI) nation (group of people sharing aspects of language, culture and/or ethnicity) ==== Synonyms ==== nchi ==== Derived terms ==== -taifisha kitaifa utaifa === References ===