طائفي

Arabic

Root
ط و ف (ṭ-w-f)

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of طَائِفَة (ṭāʔifa, “sect”) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tˤaː.ʔi.fijj/

Adjective

طَائِفِيّ • (ṭāʔifiyy) (feminine طَائِفِيَّة (ṭāʔifiyya), masculine plural طَائِفِيُّونَ (ṭāʔifiyyūna), feminine plural طَائِفِيَّات (ṭāʔifiyyāt))

  1. (religion) sectarian
    حَرْب طَائِفِيَّة ― ḥarb ṭāʔifiyya ― a sectarian war

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