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Where does “джихад” come from?

джихад (Russian) comes from Arabic جِهَاد — to strive in the cause of God as a religious...

джихад (Russian): jihad

Definitions

  1. jihad

Ancestry of “джихад”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجِهَادto strive in the cause of God as a religious...
Every word from Arabic جِهَاد →