حماس

See also: HAMAS, Hamas, Hamás, hamas, and חמס

Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħa.maːs/

Etymology 1

Root
ح م س (ḥ m s)
3 terms

Unlikely related to Hebrew חמס, as Akkadian cognates suggest Proto-Semitic initial *ḫ-, whence Hebrew ḫ- > ḥ- and Arabic ḫ-, not ḥ-.

Noun

حَمَاس • (ḥamās) m

1. (uncountable) excitement; enthusiasm; zeal

   مَعَ ٱسْتِمْرَارِ الْاِجْتِمَاعِ، تَلَاشَى ٱهْتِمَامُهَا، وَجَلَسَتْ مُسْتَرْخِيَةً بِلَا حَمَاسٍ.

   maʕa stimrāri l-ijtimāʕi, talāšā htimāmuhā, wajalasat mustarḵiyatan bilā ḥamāsin.

   As the meeting dragged on, her interest faded and she sat slack without excitement.

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 Palestinian Islamist militant group and political organization)

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	—

Descendants

• → Chinese: 哈馬斯 / 哈马斯 (Hāmǎsī)
• → English: Hamas
• → Hebrew: חַמַאס
  • → English: Khamas (slang, humorous)
  • → Yiddish: חמאַס (khamás)
• → Japanese: ハマース
• → Macedonian: Хамас (Hamas)
• → Malay: Hamas
• → Persian: حماس
• → Polish: Hamas
• → Russian: Хама́с (Xamás)
• → Serbo-Croatian: Hamas
• South Levantine Arabic: حماس
• → Ukrainian: Хама́с (Xamás)
• → Urdu: حماس

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَمَاس (ḥamās).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ha.ˈmaːs/

 

• (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]

• Rhymes: -aːs

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

Proper noun

حماس • (hamās / hamâs) (Tajik spelling Ҳамос)

1. Hamas (a Palestinian Islamist militant group and political organization)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح م س
4 terms

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic حَمَاس (ḥamās).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħa.maːs/, [ħaˈmæːs]

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Noun

حماس • (ḥamās) m

1. excitement, enthusiasm, zeal, fervour

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَمَاس (ḥamās).

Proper noun

حماس • (hamās) ? (Hindi spelling हमास)

1. Hamas (a Palestinian Islamist militant group and political organization)