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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic حَمَاس (ḥamās).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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חַמַאס (khamásf

  1. 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]‎[1]:
      האם ההישגים שמהם מתפעלים תומכי חמאס שמחוץ לרצועת עזה משקללים את הסבל הנורא הזה?
      ha-ím ha-hesegím she-me-hém mitpa'alím tomkhéi ḥamas she-mi-ḥutz li-rzu'át 'azá m'shaql'lím et ha-sével ha-norá ha-ze
      Do the achievements that Hamas supporters outside the Gaza Strip admire outweigh this terrible suffering?

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