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جهاد

جهاد

See also: جہاد

Arabic

Noun

جِهَاد (jihād) m

  1. verbal noun of جَاهَدَ (jāhada) (form III)
  2. struggle, effort
  3. fight, battle
  4. jihad, holy war
Declension
Derived terms

Pronunciation 2

Noun

جَهَاد (jahād) m

  1. hard, rugged land; land in which there is no herbage; level, smooth land
Declension

Related terms

References

  • Lane, vol. I (1863), pp. 473-474.

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowing from Arabic جِهَاد (jihād).

Noun

جهاد (cihad)

  1. jihad, holy war, crusade
  2. fight, struggle, battle

Persian

Etymology

Borrowing from Arabic جِهَاد (jihād).

Pronunciation

Noun

جهاد (jehâd)

  1. jihad, holy war, crusade
  2. fight, struggle, battle

Related terms

  • جهادی (jehâdi)
  • مجاهد (mojâhed)