حماس

Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħa.maːs/

Etymology 1

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Root
ح م س (ḥ-m-s)

Noun

حَمَاس • (ḥamās) m

1. (uncountable) excitement; enthusiasm; zeal

Declension

Declension of noun حَمَاس (ḥamās)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَمَاس ḥamās	الْحَمَاس al-ḥamās	حَمَاس ḥamās
Nominative	حَمَاسٌ ḥamāsun	الْحَمَاسُ al-ḥamāsu	حَمَاسُ ḥamāsu
Accusative	حَمَاسًا ḥamāsan	الْحَمَاسَ al-ḥamāsa	حَمَاسَ ḥamāsa
Genitive	حَمَاسٍ ḥamāsin	الْحَمَاسِ al-ḥamāsi	حَمَاسِ ḥamāsi

Etymology 2

Acronym of حَرَكَة اَلْمُقَاوَمَةِ الْإِسْلَامِيَّةِ (ḥarakat al-muqāwamati l-ʔislāmiyyati, “Islamic Resistance Movement”).

Proper noun

حَمَاس • (ḥamās) f or m

1. Hamas (a militant Palestinianist and Sunni Muslim movement that presses for an independent, Palestinian Islamic state and the Palestinian right of return)

Declension

Declension of noun حَمَاس (ḥamās)

Singular	basic singular diptote‎; basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	حَمَاس ḥamās	—
Nominative	—	حَمَاسُ‎; حَمَاسٌ ḥamāsu‎; ḥamāsun	—
Accusative	—	حَمَاسَ‎; حَمَاسًا ḥamāsa‎; ḥamāsan	—
Genitive	—	حَمَاسَ‎; حَمَاسٍ ḥamāsa‎; ḥamāsin	—

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَمَاس (ḥamās).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ha.ˈmɑːs]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hä.mɑ́ːs]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hä.mɑ́ːs]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔä.mɑ́ːs]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔä.mɔ́ːs]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hæ.mɒ́ːs]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hä.mɔ́s]

Readings
Classical reading?	hamās
Dari reading?	hamās
Iranian reading?	hamâs
Tajik reading?	hamos

Proper noun

Dari	حماس
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Ҳамос

حماس • (hamâs)

1. Hamas (a militant Palestinianist and Sunni Muslim movement that presses for an independent, Palestinian Islamic state and the Palestinian right of return)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح م س
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حَمَاس (ḥamās).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħa.maːs/, [ħaˈmæːs]

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Noun

حماس • (ḥamās) m

1. excitement, enthusiasm, zeal, fervour

Urdu

Proper noun

حماس • (hamās) ? (Hindi spelling हमास)

1. Hamas (a militant Palestinianist and Sunni Muslim movement that presses for an independent, Palestinian Islamic state and the Palestinian right of return)