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)

Ladino

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic فايدة (fāyda).

Noun

faida f (Latin spelling)

1. (Haketia) beneficial or useful thing, good business

References

• Alegría Bendayán de Bendelac (1995) Diccionario del judeoespañol de los sefardíes del norte de Marruecos: Jaquetía tradicional y moderna, Caracas: Centro de Estudios Sefardíes de Caracas, →ISBN, page 264

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

• hasara

Related terms

• -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