Mujahid

//mʊˈdʒɑːhɪd// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Muslim engaging in jihad, especially armed jihad; a jihadist.
  2. 2
    a Muslim engaged in what they consider to be a jihad wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُجَاهِد (mujāhid), derived from the active participle of جَاهَدَ (jāhada, “to strive in the cause of God”) (verbal noun: جِهَاد (jihād, “to strive in the cause of God as a religious duty”)), from the root ج ه د (j h d).

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