Mafia

mafia máfia mâfia màfia mafią English Alternative forms en Maffia obsolete Etymology en it mafia, of en 1 origin. In the first instance, it is not clear whether the lemma in question is a Sicilian exonym or endonym, since written and oral sources on this term are scarce, the etymology remains uncertain and it's worthy of further investigation. It is possibly a regional term of the then recently established Kingdom of Italy; thus the meaning "spirit of hostility to the law" could be just derivative. The hypotheses put forward have been varied, but not very convincing from a reconstructive point of view. See scn mafia for more. See, also, the Wikipedia article for more discussion of the origin of the word. en mafiya. Pronunciation en /ˈmɑfi.ə/ US en /ˈmæfi.ə/ UK en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mafia.wav Southern England Proper noun the Mafia en Mob The en Mob: any particular mafia, mentioned uniquely within the discussion's established or implicit context, usually and especially the Sicilian-Italian–Italian-American one (especially in American English) but occasionally others (e.g., the Russian one, the Japanese one). en Mob The international criminal organization of Sicilian origin operating in Italy and the United States. en Cosa Nostra Any other specific organized crime syndicate operating internationally in high-level organized crime; often with a modifying adjective, such as a nationality. en Somehow he managed to upset the Russian Mafia. Proper noun en games A social deduction party game modelling a conflict between an informed minority (the mafia) and an uninformed majority (the innocents). Each player is secretly assigned a role within one of these teams, and the innocents attempt to identify the mafia members before they are all "murdered". en mafia Derived terms en Kosher Mafia en mafia en mafia state Related terms en Mafiosa en Mafioso en mafiya rare, used to describe Russian "mafias" Translations international criminal organisation of Sicilian origin Arabic: ar مافيا s Mafia Mafia, ar مافيا Mafia Chinese: Cantonese: yue 黑手黨 Mandarin: cmn 黑手黨 Czech: cs mafie f Esperanto: eo Mafio Finnish: fi mafia German: de Mafia f Greek: el Μαφία f Italian: it Mafia f Romanian: ro Mafia f Sicilian: scn Mafia f organized criminal syndicate Czech: cs mafie f Esperanto: eo mafio Finnish: fi mafia German: de Mafia f Greek: el μαφία f Hungarian: hu maffia, hu gyilkosos Italian: it mafia f Romanian: ro mafie f Sicilian: scn mafia f party game Chinese: Cantonese: yue killer kiu1 laa2, kiu1 laa4 Hong Kong Mandarin: cmn 狼人殺 werewolf game Japanese: ja 人狼ゲーム jinrō gēmu werewolf game Korean: ko 마피아 게임 See also party game en Werewolf en Camorra en capo en godfather en goodfella en 'Ndrangheta en omertà en thuggee en triad en yakuza en Crime Organizations German de: Alternative forms de Maffia superseded Etymology de :bor it:mafia de it mafia. Pronunciation de /ˈmafi̯a/ [ˈma.fi.a] [ˈma.fja] de De-Mafia.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun f,s:Mafien[rare] mafia, en Mafia Declension f,s:Mafien Derived terms de Drogenmafia mafiaartig Mafiaboss Mafiamethode Mafiamitglied de mafiös (de mafios) Russenmafia Related terms de Mafioso Further reading