جهاد

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جهاد^¹

/d͡ʒi.haːd/

noun جِهَاد · jihād · الْجِهَاد · جِهَادٌ

noun from verb, uncountable verbal noun of جَاهَدَ (jāhada) (form III)
uncountable struggle, effort فَلَا تُطِعِ الْكَافِرِينَ وَجَاهِدْهُم بِهِ جِهَادًا كَبِيرًا
Similar: نِضَال, كِفَاح
uncountable religious struggle

جهاد^²

/d͡ʒa.haːd/

noun جَهَاد · jahād · جُهُد · الْجَهَاد

uncountable flat land; rugged, hard land
uncountable desert
Similar: صَحْرَاء, بَيْدَاء, دَيْمُومَة, فَلَاة, مَفَازَة, عَرَاء, قَفْر, فَيْفَاء (fayfāʔ), فَيْف, مَوْمَاء, مَهْمَه, فَدْفَد

In English

struggle strife, effort
jihad holy war undertaken by Muslims

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {جهاد},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AF},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}