חמאס
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Hebrew
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic حَمَاس (ḥamās).
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /χaˈmas/
Proper noun
חַמַאס • (khamás) f
- Hamas (a militant Palestinianist and Sunni Muslim movement that presses for an independent, Palestinian Islamic state and the Palestinian right of return)
- 2024 May 31, Amira Hass, “גם חמאס לא מציע לפלסטינים יום שאחרי: רק מלחמה וסבל מתמשך [Hamas also does not bring Palestinians a day after: just war and endless suffering]”, in הארץ [Haaretz]:
- האם ההישגים שמהם מתפעלים תומכי חמאס שמחוץ לרצועת עזה משקללים את הסבל הנורא הזה?
- ha'ím hahesegím shemehém mitpa'alím tomkhé khamás shemikhútz lirtsu'át áza m'shakl'lím et hasével hanorá hazé
- Do the achievements that Hamas supporters outside the Gaza Strip admire outweigh this terrible suffering?
Derived terms
- חמאסניק (khamásnik)