Etymology

janjaweed

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Today it means: An Arab militia force in Darfur, western Sudan, which has been in conflict with various Darfur rebel groups. Full definition →

Arabic جَنْجَوِيد ← Persian جنگوی
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  1. Persian · derived fromجنگوی“warrior”
  2. Arabic · borrowed fromجَنْجَوِيد
  3. English todayJanjaweed

Borrowed from Arabic جَنْجَوِيد (janjawīd), from Persian جنگوی (jangavi, “warrior”), influenced by Arabic جَوَاد (jawād, “horse”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.