Jihad

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Alternative spellings 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also

English

Etymology

Arabic جهاد (ǧihād), 'effort' or 'struggle'.

Pronunciation

• jÄ­-häd, /dʒɪhɑːd/, /dZIhA:d/
• jə-häd', /dʒəˈhɑːd/, /dZ@"hA:d/

Noun

jihad

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2. (Islam) A holy war undertaken by Muslims against an oppresive regime; radical Islamic fundamentalists assume it to be a war without constraints

Alternative spellings

• jehad

Translations

Arabic: جهاد Bosnian: đihad m., džihad m. Kurdish: cîhad f. Macedonian: ÑŸÐ¸Ñ Ð°Ð´ m.

Serbian: Cyrillic: Ñ’Ð¸Ñ Ð°Ð´ m., ÑŸÐ¸Ñ Ð°Ð´ m. Roman: đihad m., džihad m. Turkish: cihat

See also

• crusade
• Holy war
• infidel