Arabic edit

Root
ط و ف (ṭ-w-f)

Etymology edit

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

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طَائِفَة (ṭāʔifaf (plural طَائِفَات (ṭāʔifāt) or طَوَائِف (ṭawāʔif))

  1. band, bevy, covey, drove, group, swarm, troop
  2. denomination, sect
  3. faction, party
  4. part, portion
  5. (religion) communion, confession
  6. (religion) religious minority
  7. (taxonomy) class

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