mujahid

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مُجَاهِد (mujāhid), derived from the active participle of جَاهَدَ (jāhada, to strive in the cause of God) (verbal noun: جِهَاد (jihād, to strive in the cause of God as a religious duty)), from the root ج ه د (j-h-d).

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mujahid (plural mujahideen or mujahidin or mujahids)

  1. (Islam) A Muslim engaging in jihad, especially armed jihad; a jihadist.

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Noun

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mujahid m or f by sense (plural mujahids)

  1. (Islam) mujahid (Muslim engaging in jihad)
    Synonyms: jihadi, jihadista