mafia

See also Mafia

English

Etymology

From Italian mafia (“spirit of hostility to the law”), from Sicilian mafia (“boldness, bravado”), from Arabic مهجس (mahjas, “boasting, bragging”)^{reference needed}.

Noun

mafia (plural mafias)

1. A crime syndicate
2. A trusted group of associates of a political leader
3. An in-group

Translations

a crime syndicate

Arabic: مافيا (ar) (maafiya) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 黑手黨 (cmn), 黑手党 (cmn) (hēishǒudǎng), 秘密政黨 (cmn), 秘密政党 (cmn) (mìmì zhèngdǎng), 秘密集團 (cmn), 秘密集团 (cmn) (mìmì jítuán) Croatian: màfija (hr) f. Dutch: mafia (nl) m. French: mafia (fr) f. Georgian: მაფია (ka) (mapia) German: Mafia (de) f.

Japanese: マフィア (ja) (mafia), 秘密集団 (ja) (himitsu shūdan), (Japanese mafia) やくざ (ja) (yakuza), 黒手党 (ja) (こくしゅとう, kokushutō) Korean: 마피아 (ko) Portuguese: máfia (pt) f. Russian: мафия (ru) (máfija) f. Spanish: mafia (es) f. Turkish: mafya (tr) Vietnamese: xã hội đen (vi)

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Finnish

Noun

mafia

1. mafia

Declension

Declension of mafia (type kulkija) singular plural nominative mafia mafiat genitive mafian mafioiden mafioitten mafiain1 partitive mafiaa mafioita accusative mafia mafian mafiat inessive mafiassa mafioissa elative mafiasta mafioista illative mafiaan mafioihin adessive mafialla mafioilla ablative mafialta mafioilta allative mafialle mafioille essive mafiana mafioina translative mafiaksi mafioiksi instructive – mafioin abessive mafiatta mafioitta comitative – mafioineen 1) Rare.

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French

Noun

mafia f. (plural mafias)

1. The Mafia

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Italian

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Noun

mafia f. (plural mafie)

1. The Mafia (International organized crime organization)
2. mafia (Individual branch)
3. arrogance

Derived terms

• mafioso

Descendants

• German: Mafia

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Spanish

Etymology

From Italian

Noun

mafia f. (plural mafias)

1. Mafia (Italian Mafia)
2. Mafia (any criminal organisation)

Synonyms

• (criminal organisation): cartel

Related terms

• mafioso