rifain
French, adjective\ʁi.fɛ̃\
rifain is spelled R-I-F-A-I-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written French, the 125,137th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rifain is a French adjective meaning “of Rif” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est originaire du Rif (la région du Nord du Maroc) ; qui concerne le Rif”.
What does rifain mean in English?
adjective
- 1
of Rif
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est originaire du Rif (la région du Nord du Maroc) ; qui concerne le Rif. 2. Relatif au rifain
noun: 1. Langue berbère, du groupe zénète, parlée dans le Rif.
noun: 1. Personne originaire du ou habitant dans le Rif. 2. Peuple amazigh du Maroc.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of rifain
- rifaine feminine
- rifains masculine plural
- rifaines feminine plural
- Rifains plural
- Rifaine feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rifain?
- \ʁi.fɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is rifain in French?
rifain appears about once in every 15 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).