faida

See also: fa'ida

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin faida, borrowed from Proto-West Germanic *faihiþu (“enmity; feud”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfaj.da/
  • Rhymes: -ajda
  • Hyphenation: fài‧da

Noun

faida f (plural faide)

  1. feud, especially a continuing conflict between families (typical of the Camorra and Mafia)

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic فَائِدَة (fāʔida).

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun

faida (n class, plural faida)

  1. (accounting, economics) profit
  2. benefit
  3. interest

Antonyms
  • -faidi (“to profit or benefit”)

Ternate

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˌfa.i.ˈdaː]

Noun

faida

  1. Alternative form of faeda (“usefulness”)

References
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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