jihad
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Arabic جِهَاد (jihād, “struggle; effort”).
Pronunciation
Noun
jihad (countable and uncountable, plural jihads)
- (Islam) A holy war undertaken by Muslims.
- 1938 August 22, "Holy War", Time:
- Young Iraqis of both sects obeyed the imams' ruling last week by rushing to conscription offices in hot, dirty, dusty Bagdad to offer themselves or their money for the jihad.
- 1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York Review Books 2006, page 26:
- Small groups of killers, the scent of blood in their nostrils, now fanned out by taxi, bicycle or even on horseback into the surrounding countryside, spreading the word that a general jihad, or ‘holy war’, had broken out.
- 2013 May 8, Mona Mahmood & Ian Black, The Guardian:
- The Jabhat al-Nusra media, with songs about jihad and martyrdom, is extremely influential.
- (historical) The Muslim response to the Crusade in the 12th century.
- 1938 August 22, "Holy War", Time:
- An aggressive campaign for an idea.
- (Islam, theology) A personal spiritual struggle for self-improvement and/or against evil.
Derived terms
Translations
holy war undertaken by Muslims
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aggressive campaign
personal spiritual struggle
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Verb
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- To participate in a jihad.
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Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
jihad m (plural jihads, diminutive jihadje n)
- Alternative form of djihaad
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Finnish
Noun
jihad
- jihad (Muslims' holy war)
Declension
Inflection of jihad (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | jihad | jihadit | ||
genitive | jihadin | jihadien | ||
partitive | jihadia | jihadeja | ||
illative | jihadiin | jihadeihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | jihad | jihadit | ||
accusative | nom. | jihad | jihadit | |
gen. | jihadin | |||
genitive | jihadin | jihadien | ||
partitive | jihadia | jihadeja | ||
inessive | jihadissa | jihadeissa | ||
elative | jihadista | jihadeista | ||
illative | jihadiin | jihadeihin | ||
adessive | jihadilla | jihadeilla | ||
ablative | jihadilta | jihadeilta | ||
allative | jihadille | jihadeille | ||
essive | jihadina | jihadeina | ||
translative | jihadiksi | jihadeiksi | ||
abessive | jihaditta | jihadeitta | ||
instructive | — | jihadein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
French
Pronunciation
Noun
jihad m (plural jihads)
- Alternative form of djihad
Italian
Noun
jihad m or f (uncountable)
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic جِهَاد (jihād, “struggle; effort”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
jihad m (plural s)
Derived terms
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