taifah

== Malay == === Etymology === From Arabic طائفة. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ta.i.fah], [tˤɔ.ʔi(ː).fah] Rhymes: -fah, -ah Hyphenation: ta‧i‧fah === Noun === taifah (Jawi spelling طائفة, plural taifah-taifah or taifah2) (sociology) An offshoot of a larger religion or denomination; a sect. Synonym: sekta === Further reading === "taifah" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017