طائفة
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ط و ف (ṭ-w-f).
Pronunciation
Noun
طَائِفَة • (ṭāʔifa) f (plural طَائِفَات (ṭāʔifāt) or طَوَائِف (ṭawāʔif))
- band, bevy, covey, drove, group, swarm, troop
- denomination, sect
- faction, party
- part, portion
- (religion) communion, confession
- (religion) religious minority
Declension
Declension of noun طَائِفَة (ṭāʔifa)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | طَائِفَة ṭāʔifa |
الطَّائِفَة aṭ-ṭāʔifa |
طَائِفَة ṭāʔifat |
Nominative | طَائِفَةٌ ṭāʔifatun |
الطَّائِفَةُ aṭ-ṭāʔifatu |
طَائِفَةُ ṭāʔifatu |
Accusative | طَائِفَةً ṭāʔifatan |
الطَّائِفَةَ aṭ-ṭāʔifata |
طَائِفَةَ ṭāʔifata |
Genitive | طَائِفَةٍ ṭāʔifatin |
الطَّائِفَةِ aṭ-ṭāʔifati |
طَائِفَةِ ṭāʔifati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | طَائِفَتَيْن ṭāʔifatayn |
الطَّائِفَتَيْن aṭ-ṭāʔifatayn |
طَائِفَتَيْ ṭāʔifatay |
Nominative | طَائِفَتَانِ ṭāʔifatāni |
الطَّائِفَتَانِ aṭ-ṭāʔifatāni |
طَائِفَتَا ṭāʔifatā |
Accusative | طَائِفَتَيْنِ ṭāʔifatayni |
الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ aṭ-ṭāʔifatayni |
طَائِفَتَيْ ṭāʔifatay |
Genitive | طَائِفَتَيْنِ ṭāʔifatayni |
الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ aṭ-ṭāʔifatayni |
طَائِفَتَيْ ṭāʔifatay |
Plural | sound feminine plural; basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | طَائِفَات; طَوَائِف ṭāʔifāt; ṭawāʔif |
الطَّائِفَات; الطَّوَائِف aṭ-ṭāʔifāt; aṭ-ṭawāʔif |
طَائِفَات; طَوَائِف ṭāʔifāt; ṭawāʔif |
Nominative | طَائِفَاتٌ; طَوَائِفُ ṭāʔifātun; ṭawāʔifu |
الطَّائِفَاتُ; الطَّوَائِفُ aṭ-ṭāʔifātu; aṭ-ṭawāʔifu |
طَائِفَاتُ; طَوَائِفُ ṭāʔifātu; ṭawāʔifu |
Accusative | طَائِفَاتٍ; طَوَائِفَ ṭāʔifātin; ṭawāʔifa |
الطَّائِفَاتِ; الطَّوَائِفَ aṭ-ṭāʔifāti; aṭ-ṭawāʔifa |
طَائِفَاتِ; طَوَائِفَ ṭāʔifāti; ṭawāʔifa |
Genitive | طَائِفَاتٍ; طَوَائِفَ ṭāʔifātin; ṭawāʔifa |
الطَّائِفَاتِ; الطَّوَائِفِ aṭ-ṭāʔifāti; aṭ-ṭawāʔifi |
طَائِفَاتِ; طَوَائِفِ ṭāʔifāti; ṭawāʔifi |
Derived terms
- طَائِفِيّ (ṭāʔifiyy, “sectarian”)
- طَائِفِيّة (ṭāʔifiyya, “sectarianism”)
Descendants
- → Spanish: taifa
- → Malay: taifah
- → Swahili: taifa
- → Turkish: taife, tayfa
- → Armenian: թայֆա (tʻayfa)
See also
- شِيعَة (šīʕa)
References
- طائفة on the Arabic Wikipedia.Wikipedia ar
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- Arabic terms belonging to the root ط و ف
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- Arabic lemmas
- Arabic nouns
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