Hamas
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Hamas¹
- /həˈmɑs/ Canada, US
- /həˈmæs/ UK
Rhymes with -ɑːs, -æs
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Arabic حَمَاس (ḥamās, literally “enthusiasm”), an acronym for حَرَكَة الْمُقَاوَمَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة (ḥarakat al-muqāwama l-ʔislāmiyya, “Islamic Resistance Movement”).
proper noun Khamas · HAMAS
- A Palestinian Islamist militant group and political organization. Hamas knew there would be massive retaliations.
HAMAS²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Arabic حَمَاس (ḥamās, literally “enthusiasm”). The all-capitalized form reflects the term's origin as the Arabic abbreviation of حَرَكَة الْمُقَاوَمَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة (ḥarakat al-muqāwama l-ʔislāmiyya, “Islamic Resistance Movement”).
proper noun
- Alternative form of Hamas He wanted to travel to Gaza in the Palestinian territories to join HAMAS’ military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigade in its fight against Israel.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: islamic, islamist, palestinian, militant, hms, movement, gam, enthusiastic, resistance, hams, yassin, hammas, panislamism, qassam, hamawi, hanafi
Translations
Talk about this word "Hamas." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hamas. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Hamas. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hamas "Hamas." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hamas.Cite this
@misc{hamas_2026,
title = {Hamas},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hamas},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
