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Where does “cihat” come from?

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

cihat (Turkish): holy war, jihad

Definitions

  1. holy war, jihad

Ancestry of “cihat”, step by step

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