faida

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See also: fa'ida

Italian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Medieval Latin faida, borrowed from Proto-West Germanic *faihiþu (“enmity; feud”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfaj.da/
  • Rhymes: -ajda
  • Hyphenation: fài‧da

Noun[edit]

faida f (plural faide)

  1. feud, especially a continuing conflict between families (typical of the Camorra and Mafia)

Swahili[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Arabic فَائِدَة (fāʔida).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun[edit]

faida (n class, plural faida)

  1. (accounting, economics) profit
  2. benefit
  3. interest

Antonyms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

  • -faidi (“to profit or benefit”)

Ternate[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

faida

  1. Alternative form of faeda (“usefulness”)

References[edit]

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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