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Where does “intifada” come from?

Intifada comes from Arabic intifāḍah, derived from the root f-ḍ-ḥ meaning to shake or rise up.

intifada (English): Insurrection, a usually violent attempt to take...

Definitions

  1. Insurrection, a usually violent attempt to take...

Ancestry of “intifada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicاِنْتِفَاضَةshaking off, uprising, insurrection

Words derived from “intifada”

  • intifadist
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