jihad

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 See also 1.6 Anagrams 2 Italian 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• jehad

[edit] Etymology

From Arabic جهاد (jihād), “‘struggle; effort’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: jĭ-häd, IPA: /dʒɪhɑːd/, SAMPA: /dZIhA:d/
• enPR: jə-häd', IPA: /dʒəˈhɑːd/, SAMPA: /dZ@"hA:d/

[edit] Noun

jihad (plural jihads)

1. (Islam) A holy war undertaken by Muslims.

   The men, all devout Muslims, now face ... life imprisonment for entering into an agreement to wage violent jihad on Australian soil.

2. An aggressive campaign for an idea.
3. (theology) a personal spiritual struggle for self-improvement and against evil

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[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• Crusade
• holy war
• infidel

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of adhij
• hadji

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

jihad m. and f. inv.

1. jihad