Talib

See also: talib and tálib

English

Etymology

From Pashto طالب (tālib, “member of the Taliban”), from Arabic طَالِب (ṭālib, “student”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtʰælɪb]

Noun

Talib (plural Talibs)

1. A member of the Taliban.
   • 2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING (2018), page 279:

     The Talib lifted his Kalashnikov and fired rounds into the air. Another Talib behind him brandished a whip.

Usage notes

The proper Pashto plural would be Taliban, though in typical English usage this refers only to the Taliban group as a whole, while the normalized English plural Talibs refers to smaller groups of members of the Taliban.

Related terms

• Taliban

Anagrams

• batil, -bital, bilat, balti, Bălți, Balti

German

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): /taːlɪp/

Noun

Talib m (strong, genitive Talibs, plural Taliban)

1. Taliban (member of the Taliban movement or its militia)

Alternative forms

• Taliban (singular and plural)