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Talib
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talib tálib
English
Etymology
From en ps طالب tālib member of the Taliban, from en ar طَالِب student. en ar ط ل ب
Pronunciation
en [ˈtʰælɪb]
Noun
A member of the Taliban.
en 2007 w:Khaled Hosseini w:A Thousand Splendid Suns BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING (2018) 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 en Taliban, though in typical English usage this refers only to the Taliban group as a whole, while the normalized English plural en Talibs refers to smaller groups of members of the Taliban.
Related terms
en Taliban
Anagrams
en abilt batil -bital bilat balti Bălți Balti
German
Pronunciation
de De-Talib.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de /taːlɪp/
Noun
m,,an
Taliban (member of the Taliban movement or its militia)
Alternative forms
de Taliban singular and plural