Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
ج ه د (j h d)
11 terms

Derived from the active participle of جَاهَدَ (jāhada, to strive, labor, toil).

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Noun

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مُجَاهِد (mujāhidm (plural مُجَاهِدُونَ (mujāhidūna), feminine مُجَاهِدَة (mujāhida))

  1. struggler
  2. fighter, freedom fighter, mujahid
  3. warrior

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Pashto

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مُجَاهِد (mujāhid).

Noun

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مجاهد (mujāhídm

  1. exerting effort, endeavoring
  2. zealot, adherent, advocate, champion
  3. fighter for the faith, mujahid, soldier in the holy war, jihadist
  4. fighter, activist

Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مُجَاهِد (mujāhid).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? mujāhiḏ
Dari reading? mujāhid
Iranian reading? mojâhed
Tajik reading? mujohid

Noun

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مجاهد (mojâhed) (plural مجاهدها (mojâhed-hâ) or مجاهدان (mojâhedân) or مجاهدین (mojâhedin))

  1. (archaic) one who is labouring, toiling; one who is in severe distress
  2. (Iran) a member of People's Mojahedin of Iran (Mojahedin-e-Khalq)