طائفة
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Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ط و ف (ṭ-w-f) |
Etymology
Derived from the feminine form of active participle of the verb طَافَ (ṭāfa).
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
- (taxonomy) class
Declension
Declension of noun طَائِفَة (ṭāʔifa)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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”)
- طُوَيْئِفَة (ṭuwayʔifa, “subclass”)
Descendants
- Maltese: tajfa
- → Azerbaijani: tayfa
- → Kazakh: тайпа (taipa)
- → Kyrgyz: тайпа (taypa)
- → Malay: taifah
- → Persian: طایفه
- → Ottoman Turkish: طایفه (tayfa)
- → Turkmen: taýpa
- → Spanish: taifa
- → Swahili: taifa
- → Uzbek: toifa
See also
- شِيعَة (šīʕa)
References
طائفة on the Arabic Wikipedia.Wikipedia ar
