ghazwa

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ghazwa

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From Arabic غَزْوَة (ḡazwa). Doublet of razzia.

noun ghazwas · ghazwat · ghazawat

historical Any of the battles in which the Islamic prophet Muhammad personally participated.
A battle or raid against non-Muslims for the expansion of Muslim territory and/or conversion of non-Muslims to Islam.

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noun a battle associated with the expansion of Muslim territory

हिन्दी	ग़ज़्वा ġazvā
Português	gaziva, gázua
العربية	غَزْوَة ḡazwa

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@misc{ghazwa_2026,
  title = {ghazwa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ghazwa},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}