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jihadi

Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɪˈhɑːdi/

The English word “jihadi” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A jihadist.

adjective

  1. pertaining to jihad or jihadism

Etymology

From jihad + -i, after Arabic جِهَادِيّ (jihādiyy). Both the noun and the adjective are in occasional use since the 1960s.

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