Etymology

Qassam

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Today it means: The Qassam rocket, a type of homemade rocket used by Hamas militants in Gaza. Full definition →

Arabic قَسَّام
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromقَسَّام
  2. English todayQassam

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic قَسَّام (qassām); named after Hamas' Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.