different between mujahid vs jihadi

English

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Etymology

From Arabic ????????? (muj?hid), derived from the active participle of ???????? (j?hada, “to strive in the cause of God”) (verbal noun: ??????? (jih?d, “to strive in the cause of God as a religious duty”)), from the root ? ? ?? (j-h-d).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /m??d???h?d/

Noun

mujahid (plural mujahideen or mujahidin or mujahids)

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

Synonyms

• jihadist, jihadi

Translations

Portuguese

Noun

mujahid m, f (plural mujahids)

1. (Islam) mujahid (Muslim engaging in jihad)

   Synonyms: jihadi, jihadista

English

Etymology

jihad +? -i, after Arabic ?????????? (jih?diyy). Both the noun and the adjective are in occasional use since the 1960s.

Noun

jihadi (plural jihadis)

1. A jihadist.

Synonyms

• jihadist, mujahid

Adjective

jihadi (not comparable)

1. pertaining to jihad or jihadism

References

• OED online (accessed 2011)

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ??????? (jih?d).

Noun

jìh?d?? m (possessed form jìh?dìn)

1. (Islam) jihad (holy war)

Portuguese

Noun

jihadi m, f (plural jihadis)

1. (Islam) mujahid; jihadist (a Muslim engaging in jihad)

   Synonyms: jihadista, mujahid

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ??????? (jih?d).

Pronunciation

Noun

jihadi (n class, plural jihadi)

1. (Islam) jihad (holy war)