jihad

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English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic جِهَاد (jihād, struggle; effort).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: jĭ-hăd', jĭ-häd, jə-häd', jē'-häd, jē'-hăd, IPA(key): /d͡ʒɪˈhæd/, /d͡ʒɪˈhɑːd/, /d͡ʒəˈhɑːd/, /ˈd͡ʒiːhæd/, /ˈd͡ʒiːhɑːd/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -æd, -ɑːd, -iːhæd, -iːhɑːd

Noun

jihad (countable and uncountable, plural jihads)

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  1. (Islam) A holy war undertaken by Muslims.
    • 1938 August 22, “Holy War”, in Time:
      Young Iraqis of both sects obeyed the imams' ruling last week by rushing to conscription offices in hot, dirty, dusty Bagdad to offer themselves or their money for the jihad.
    • 1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 26:
      Small groups of killers, the scent of blood in their nostrils, now fanned out by taxi, bicycle or even on horseback into the surrounding countryside, spreading the word that a general jihad, or ‘holy war’, had broken out.
    • 2013 May 8, Mona Mahmood, Ian Black, The Guardian:
      The Jabhat al-Nusra media, with songs about jihad and martyrdom, is extremely influential.
  2. An aggressive campaign for an idea.
    • 1984, 41:18 from the start, in Dune (Science Fiction), spoken by Reverend Mother Ramallo, →OCLC:
      And now, the prophecy. One will come, the voice from the outer world, bringing the holy war, the jihad, which will cleanse the universe and bring us out of darkness.
  3. (Islam, theology) A personal spiritual struggle for self-improvement and/or against evil.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

jihad (third-person singular simple present jihads, present participle jihading, simple past and past participle jihaded)

  1. To participate in a jihad.

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Anagrams

Dutch

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Pronunciation

Noun

jihad m (plural jihads, diminutive jihadje n)

  1. Alternative form of djihaad

Derived terms

Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic جِهَاد (jihād).

Pronunciation

Noun

jihad

  1. jihad (Muslims' holy war)

Declension

Inflection of jihad (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative jihad jihadit
genitive jihadin jihadien
partitive jihadia jihadeja
illative jihadiin jihadeihin
singular plural
nominative jihad jihadit
accusative nom. jihad jihadit
gen. jihadin
genitive jihadin jihadien
partitive jihadia jihadeja
inessive jihadissa jihadeissa
elative jihadista jihadeista
illative jihadiin jihadeihin
adessive jihadilla jihadeilla
ablative jihadilta jihadeilta
allative jihadille jihadeille
essive jihadina jihadeina
translative jihadiksi jihadeiksi
abessive jihaditta jihadeitta
instructive jihadein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of jihad (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative jihadini jihadini
accusative nom. jihadini jihadini
gen. jihadini
genitive jihadini jihadieni
partitive jihadiani jihadejani
inessive jihadissani jihadeissani
elative jihadistani jihadeistani
illative jihadiini jihadeihini
adessive jihadillani jihadeillani
ablative jihadiltani jihadeiltani
allative jihadilleni jihadeilleni
essive jihadinani jihadeinani
translative jihadikseni jihadeikseni
abessive jihadittani jihadeittani
instructive
comitative jihadeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative jihadisi jihadisi
accusative nom. jihadisi jihadisi
gen. jihadisi
genitive jihadisi jihadiesi
partitive jihadiasi jihadejasi
inessive jihadissasi jihadeissasi
elative jihadistasi jihadeistasi
illative jihadiisi jihadeihisi
adessive jihadillasi jihadeillasi
ablative jihadiltasi jihadeiltasi
allative jihadillesi jihadeillesi
essive jihadinasi jihadeinasi
translative jihadiksesi jihadeiksesi
abessive jihadittasi jihadeittasi
instructive
comitative jihadeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative jihadimme jihadimme
accusative nom. jihadimme jihadimme
gen. jihadimme
genitive jihadimme jihadiemme
partitive jihadiamme jihadejamme
inessive jihadissamme jihadeissamme
elative jihadistamme jihadeistamme
illative jihadiimme jihadeihimme
adessive jihadillamme jihadeillamme
ablative jihadiltamme jihadeiltamme
allative jihadillemme jihadeillemme
essive jihadinamme jihadeinamme
translative jihadiksemme jihadeiksemme
abessive jihadittamme jihadeittamme
instructive
comitative jihadeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative jihadinne jihadinne
accusative nom. jihadinne jihadinne
gen. jihadinne
genitive jihadinne jihadienne
partitive jihadianne jihadejanne
inessive jihadissanne jihadeissanne
elative jihadistanne jihadeistanne
illative jihadiinne jihadeihinne
adessive jihadillanne jihadeillanne
ablative jihadiltanne jihadeiltanne
allative jihadillenne jihadeillenne
essive jihadinanne jihadeinanne
translative jihadiksenne jihadeiksenne
abessive jihadittanne jihadeittanne
instructive
comitative jihadeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative jihadinsa jihadinsa
accusative nom. jihadinsa jihadinsa
gen. jihadinsa
genitive jihadinsa jihadiensa
partitive jihadiaan
jihadiansa
jihadejaan
jihadejansa
inessive jihadissaan
jihadissansa
jihadeissaan
jihadeissansa
elative jihadistaan
jihadistansa
jihadeistaan
jihadeistansa
illative jihadiinsa jihadeihinsa
adessive jihadillaan
jihadillansa
jihadeillaan
jihadeillansa
ablative jihadiltaan
jihadiltansa
jihadeiltaan
jihadeiltansa
allative jihadilleen
jihadillensa
jihadeilleen
jihadeillensa
essive jihadinaan
jihadinansa
jihadeinaan
jihadeinansa
translative jihadikseen
jihadiksensa
jihadeikseen
jihadeiksensa
abessive jihadittaan
jihadittansa
jihadeittaan
jihadeittansa
instructive
comitative jihadeineen
jihadeinensa

Derived terms

Further reading

French

Pronunciation

Noun

jihad m (plural jihads)

  1. Alternative form of djihad

Italian

Noun

jihad m or f (invariable)

  1. jihad

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic جِهَاد (jihād, struggle; effort).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

jihad f (plural jihads)

  1. (Islam) jihad (holy war undertaken by Muslims)

Derived terms

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French djihad.

Noun

jihad n (plural jihaduri)

  1. jihad

Declension

Swedish

Noun

jihad c or n

  1. jihad

Usage notes

Almost always as "jihaden" (common gender) in the definite, though "ett jihad" is fairly common.

Declension

Declension of jihad 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative jihad jihaden jihader jihaderna
Genitive jihads jihadens jihaders jihadernas

References

Tagalog

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic جِهَاد (jihād, struggle; effort).

Pronunciation

Noun

jihad or jihád (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜑᜇ᜔) (Islam)

  1. jihad (holy war undertaken by Muslims)

See also

Further reading

  • jihad at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • jihad”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018