jihad

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jihad

/d͡ʒɪˈhæd/
/d͡ʒɪˈhɑːd/
/d͡ʒəˈhɑːd/
/ˈd͡ʒiːhæd/
/ˈd͡ʒiːhɑːd/

Rhymes with -æd, -ɑːd, -iːhæd, -iːhɑːd

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Borrowed from Arabic جِهَاد (jihād, “struggle; effort”).

noun jihads · jehad

countable, uncountable A holy war undertaken by Muslims. Young Iraqis of both sects obeyed the imams' ruling last week by rushing to conscription offices in hot, dirty, dusty Bagdad to offer themselves or their money for the jihad.
countable, uncountable A personal spiritual struggle for self-improvement or against evil. As a result, Amirull has renounced his radical beliefs in armed jihad and the use of violence. He now sees jihad as caring for his parents, improving himself, and contributing to society.
broadly, countable, uncountable An aggressive campaign for an idea. And now, the prophecy. One will come, the voice from the outer world, bringing the holy war, the jihad, which will cleanse the universe and bring us out of darkness.

verb jihads · jihading · jihaded · jehad

transitive, uncommon To participate in a jihad.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: jehad, jihadist, jihadi, islamic, jenin, holy, war, militant, fighting, hay, resistance, fight, struggle, struggling, al-jihad, islami

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noun holy war undertaken by Muslims

Español	yihad
한국어	지하드 jihadeu
日本語	ジハード jihādo
中文	吉哈德 jíhādé
हिन्दी	जिहाद jihād, जिहाद् jihād
Kiswahili	jihadi
Português	jihad
Français	jihad, djihad
Deutsch	Dschihad, Djihad, Jihad
Italiano	jihad, ǧihād
Ελληνικά	τζιχάντ tzichánt
Română	jihad
Русский	джиха́д džixád
العربية	جِهَاد jihād
עברית	גִּ׳יהַאד jihad

noun personal spiritual struggle

हिन्दी	जिहाद jihād, जिहाद् jihād

noun aggressive campaign

हिन्दी	जिहाद jihād, जिहाद् jihād

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Chicago

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@misc{jihad_2026,
  title = {jihad},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jihad},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}