Hamas

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See also: hamas and Hamás

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَمَاس (ḥamās, literally “enthusiasm”), an acronym for حَرَكَة اَلْمُقَاوَمَةِ الْإِسْلَامِيَّةِ (ḥarakat al-muqāwama l-ʔislāmiyya, “Islamic Resistance Movement”).

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.

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Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَمَاس (ḥamās).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Hamas m inan

  1. (Islam) Hamas (Palestinian militant group)
    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

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Proper noun

Hamas n (genitive Hamas)

  1. Hamas

Turkish

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Proper noun

Hamas

  1. Hamas

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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