Hamas
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Khamas (based on the Hebrew pronunciation)
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic حَمَاس (ḥamās, literally “enthusiasm”), an acronym for حَرَكَة اَلْمُقَاوَمَةِ الْإِسْلَامِيَّةِ (ḥarakat al-muqāwama l-ʔislāmiyya, “Islamic Resistance Movement”). The pronunciation with /x/ is from or influenced by Hebrew חַמַאס.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /həˈmɑs/
- (US, Canada) (imitating Hebrew) IPA(key): /xəˈmɑs/
- (UK) IPA(key): /həˈmæs/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːs, -æs
Proper noun[edit]
Hamas
- A militant Palestinianist and Sunni Muslim movement that presses for an independent, Palestinian Islamic state and the Palestinian right of return.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
Palestinian militant group
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Anagrams[edit]
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic حَمَاس (ḥamās).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Hamas m inan
- (Islam) Hamas (Palestinian militant group)
- Synonym: Muzułmański Ruch Oporu
Declension[edit]
Declension of Hamas
Further reading[edit]
Swedish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Hamas n (genitive Hamas)
Turkish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Hamas
Declension[edit]
Declension of Hamas
nominative | Hamas |
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genitive | Hamas'ın |
dative | Hamas'a |
accusative | Hamas'ı |
locative | Hamas'da |
ablative | Hamas'dan |
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