Mujahid
/mʊˈdʒɑːhɪd/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A Muslim engaging in jihad, especially armed jihad; a jihadist.
- 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).