Hamas

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See also: hamas and Hamás

English

 Hamas on Wikipedia

Alternative forms

  • Khamas (based on the Hebrew pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَمَاس (ḥamās, literally “enthusiasm”), an acronym for حَرَكَة اَلْمُقَاوَمَةِ الْإِسْلَامِيَّةِ (ḥarakat al-muqāwama l-ʔislāmiyya, “Islamic Resistance Movement”). The pronunciation with /x/ is from or influenced by Hebrew חַמַאס.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hamas

  2. A militant Palestinianist and Sunni Muslim movement that presses for an independent, Palestinian Islamic state and the Palestinian right of return.
    • 2009 January 13, “'Never again,' says survivor”, in Toronto Star‎:
      Hamas knew there would be massive retaliations.
    • 2014 August 20, “Why Jews are worried [print version: International New York Times, 22 August 2014, p. 8]”, in The New York Times‎:
      [W]hen a Hamas spokesman recently stood by his statement that Jews used the blood of non-Jewish children for their matzos – one of the oldest anti-Semitic canards around – European elites were largely silent.

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German

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

die Hamas f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Hamas)

  1. Hamas (a militant Palestinianist and Sunni Muslim movement that presses for an independent, Palestinian Islamic state and the Palestinian right of return)

Declension

Declension of Hamas
singular
def. noun
nominative die Hamas
genitive der Hamas
dative der Hamas
accusative die Hamas

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Hamas” in Duden online
  • “Hamas” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَمَاس (ḥamās).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxa.mas/
  • Rhymes: -amas
  • Syllabification: Ha‧mas

Proper noun

Hamas m inan

  1. Hamas (a militant Palestinianist and Sunni Muslim movement that presses for an independent, Palestinian Islamic state and the Palestinian right of return)
    Synonym: Muzułmański Ruch Oporu

Declension

Declension of Hamas
singular
nominative Hamas
genitive Hamasu
dative Hamasowi
accusative Hamas
instrumental Hamasem
locative Hamasie
vocative Hamasie

Further reading

  • Hamas in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Hamas in PWN's encyclopedia

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper noun

Hamas n (genitive Hamas)

  1. Hamas (a militant Palestinianist and Sunni Muslim movement that presses for an independent, Palestinian Islamic state and the Palestinian right of return)

Turkish

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Wikipedia tr

Proper noun

Hamas

  1. Hamas (a militant Palestinianist and Sunni Muslim movement that presses for an independent, Palestinian Islamic state and the Palestinian right of return)

Declension

Declension of Hamas
nominative Hamas
genitive Hamas'ın
dative Hamas'a
accusative Hamas'ı
locative Hamas'da
ablative Hamas'dan
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