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TALIBAN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-08-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Religious Sects - Various
- Sociology of Ideologies
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- member of the Taliban
1, record 1, English, member%20of%20the%20Taliban
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Taliban member 2, record 1, English, Taliban%20member
correct, see observation
- Talibaner 1, record 1, English, Talibaner
correct, see observation
- Taliban 3, record 1, English, Taliban
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Originally, "taliban," the plural of "taleb" or "talib," referred to a group of students training in a series of Islamic seminaries or madrasas in Pakistan. In current usage, Taliban refers to the fundamentalist Muslim movement whose militia took control of Afghanistan, or to its members. The English-speaking press has adopted the original or non-English plural form to refer to the members ("the Taliban are") which obliges using a phrase or a new term to convey the singular ("Taliban member," "Talibaner"). Adopting the foreign plural is customary in English, despite widespread use of the anglicized version of the term ("a Taliban," "some Talibans") in non-press documents. 2, record 1, English, - member%20of%20the%20Taliban
Record 1, Key term(s)
- talib
- taleb
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cultes divers
- Sociologie des idéologies
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- taliban
1, record 1, French, taliban
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Membre d'un mouvement islamiste militaire afghan prétendant appliquer intégralement la loi coranique. 2, record 1, French, - taliban
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce terme provient de «talib» ou «taleb», qui veut dire étudiant en religion, et dont le pluriel est «taliban». Cette forme du pluriel est utilisée, mais la forme avec un «s» est le choix comfirmé par l'Académie française en 2001. Ce choix est conforme à l'usage français de franciser les mots étrangers. 3, record 1, French, - taliban
Record 1, Key term(s)
- talib
- taleb
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Diferentes sectas religiosas
- Sociología de la ideología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- talibán
1, record 1, Spanish, talib%C3%A1n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Miembro de] un movimiento integrista musulmán surgido de una escuela coránica pakistaní y desarrollado en Afganistán. 2, record 1, Spanish, - talib%C3%A1n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
talibán : La Fundación del Español Urgente(Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la denominación "el Talibán" proviene del inglés "the Taliban", con la mayúscula preceptiva en esta lengua, que significa "los talibanes", pero en español, para referirse a esta organización o a sus miembros, lo apropiado es decir o escribir "los talibanes", "el Gobierno/movimiento talibán" o "la organización talibana", dependiendo del contexto. 3, record 1, Spanish, - talib%C3%A1n
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