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faida

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See also: fa'ida

Italian

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Etymology

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From Medieval Latin faida, borrowed from Proto-West Germanic *faihiþu (enmity; feud).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfaj.da/
  • Rhymes: -ajda
  • Hyphenation: fài‧da

Noun

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faida f (plural faide)

  1. feud, especially a continuing conflict between families (typical of the Camorra and Mafia)

Ladino

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic فايدة (fāyda).

Noun

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faida f (Latin spelling)

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

References

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  • 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

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Etymology

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From Arabic فَائِدَة (fāʔida).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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faida class IX (plural faida class X)

  1. (accounting, economics) profit
  2. benefit
  3. interest

Antonyms

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  • -faidi (to profit or benefit)

Ternate

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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faida

  1. Alternative form of faeda (usefulness)

References

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  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh