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طائِفَة

ṭāifatun

a group

একদল

Root letters: ط و فAppears 24 times in the Qur'an#438 most frequentNoun (ism)Feminine (muʾannath)
Learn it in lesson 44

About this word

Noun (ism)Feminine (muʾannath)Root letters: ط و ف

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)طَّآئِفَةٌۭ20 times
  • Dual (muthannā)طَّآئِفَتَانِ4 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • طَّآئِفَةٌۭa groupṭāifatun · 5 times
  • طَآئِفَةٌۭa groupṭāifatun · 5 times
  • وَطَآئِفَةٌۭwhile a groupwaṭāifatun · 3 times
  • طَآئِفَةًۭa groupṭāifatan · 2 times
  • طَآئِفَةٍۢa partyṭāifatin · 2 times
  • طَّآئِفَتَانِtwo partiesṭāifatāni · 1 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root ط و ف — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

When two parties among you were about to lose courage, but Allāh was their ally; and upon Allāh the believers should rely.

Surah 3:122 — Read full ayah

A faction of the People of the Scripture wish they could mislead you. But they do not mislead except themselves, and they perceive [it] not.

Surah 3:69 — Read full ayah

[We revealed it] lest you say, "The Scripture was only sent down to two groups before us, but we were of their study unaware,"

Surah 6:156 — Read full ayah