طائفة

العربية

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طائفة

/tˤaː.ʔi.fa/

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Derived from the feminine form of active participle of the verb طَافَ (ṭāfa).

noun طَائِفَة · ṭāʔifa · طَائِفَات · طَوَائِف · الطَّائِفَة

band, bevy, covey, drove, group, swarm, troop
denomination, sect
faction, party
part, portion
communion, confession
religious minority
class

In English

sect religious movement
group number of things or persons being in some relation to each other
class taxonomy: classification below Phylum and above Order
cult sect
denomination class or society with the same name, a sect
confession acknowledgment of belief
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"طائفة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%81%D8%A9. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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طائفة. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%81%D8%A9

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"طائفة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%81%D8%A9.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {طائفة},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%81%D8%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}