Talib

A member of the Taliban.

Noun

  1. A member of the Taliban.
    • The Talib lifted his Kalashnikov and fired rounds into the air. Another Talib behind him brandished a whip. - 2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING (2018), page 279:

Origin

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

Forms

Talibs

Related

Taliban