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
- Insurrection, a usually violent attempt to take...
Ancestry of “intifada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | اِنْتِفَاضَة | shaking off, uprising, insurrection |
Words derived from “intifada”