Janjaweed

See also: janjaweed

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَنْجَوِيد (janjawīd), from Persian جنگوی (jangavi, “warrior”), influenced by Arabic جَوَاد (jawād, “horse”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dʒandʒəˈwiːd/

Proper noun

Janjaweed

1. An Arab militia force in Darfur, western Sudan, which has been in conflict with various Darfur rebel groups.
   • 2008 January 22, Xan Rice, The Guardian:

     Hilal has admitted recruiting local Janjaweed militias for the government, but denies personal involvement in the scorched-earth campaign that has driven more than two million people from their homes and seen more than 200,000 people die.