Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taifa

/tɑˈiːfə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: taifa
IPA: /tɑˈiːfə/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Muslim principality on the Iberian Peninsula during the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries.

noun

A similar Islamic principality on Sicily after the fall of the Emirate of Sicily

Etymology

From Spanish taifa, from Arabic طَائِفَة (ṭāʔifa, “sect, faction”).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: taifa, طَائِفَة

Inflected Forms

taifas (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce taifa?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɑˈiːfə/.
What does taifa mean?: A Muslim principality on the Iberian Peninsula during the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries.
Where does taifa come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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