Etymology

mujahid

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Today it means: A Muslim engaging in jihad, especially armed jihad; a jihadist. Full definition →

Arabic مُجَاهِد
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromمُجَاهِد
  2. English todaymujahid

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).

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