Hamas

(Inglese)

A Palestinian Islamist militant group and political organization.

Frequenza

34k
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/həˈmɑs/
Etimologia (Inglese)

Borrowed from Arabic حَمَاس (ḥamās, literally “enthusiasm”), an acronym for حَرَكَة اَلْمُقَاوَمَةِ الْإِسْلَامِيَّةِ (ḥarakat al-muqāwama l-ʔislāmiyya, “Islamic Resistance Movement”). A few speakers pronounce it with /x/ to imitate Hebrew חַמַאס instead.

Related words

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Islamic Resistance Movement

Harakat al-Muqawamah al-Islamiyya

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Harakat al-Muqawamah al-Islamiyya

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حركة حماس

حركة المقاومة الإسلامية

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