mujahid

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُجَاهِد (mujāhid), derived from the active participle of جَاهَدَ (jāhada, “to strive in the cause of God”) (verbal noun: جِهَاد (jihād, “to strive in the cause of God as a religious duty”)), from the root ج ه د (j-h-d).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /mʊˈdʒɑːhɪd/

Noun

mujahid (plural mujahideen or mujahidin or mujahids)

  1. (Islam) A Muslim engaging in jihad, especially armed jihad; a jihadist.

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Portuguese

Noun

mujahid m or f by sense (plural mujahids)

  1. (Islam) mujahid (Muslim engaging in jihad)
    Synonyms: jihadi, jihadista
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