Etymology

Hezbollah

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Today it means: A Lebanese Shi'a Islamist political party and paramilitary group. Full definition →

Arabic حِزْب اللّٰه
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromحِزْب اللّٰه
  2. English todayHezbollah

Borrowed from Arabic حِزْب اللّٰه (ḥizb allāh, literally “party of God”).

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