Talib
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Etymology edit
From Pashto طالب (tālib, “member of the Taliban”), from Arabic طَالِب (ṭālib, “student”).
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Noun edit
Talib (plural Talibs)
- 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 edit
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.
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Noun edit
Talib m (strong, genitive Talibs, plural Taliban)
- Taliban (member of the Taliban movement or its militia)
Alternative forms edit
- Taliban (singular and plural)