Etymology

Talib

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Today it means: A member of the Taliban. Full definition →

Pashto طالب ← Arabic طَالِب
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromطَالِب“student”
  2. Pashto · borrowed fromطالب“member of the Taliban”
  3. English todayTalib

From Pashto طالب (tālib, “member of the Taliban”), from Arabic طَالِب (ṭālib, “student”).

Words from the same roots

Arabicطَالِب all →

Taliban

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.