חמאס

Hebrew

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَمَاس (ḥamās).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

חַמַאס • (khamás) f

  1. Hamas (a militant Palestinianist and Sunni Muslim movement that presses for an independent, Palestinian Islamic state and the Palestinian right of return)
    • 2024 May 31, Amira Hass, “גם חמאס לא מציע לפלסטינים יום שאחרי: רק מלחמה וסבל מתמשך [Hamas also does not bring Palestinians a day after: just war and endless suffering]”, in הארץ [Haaretz]‎[1]:
      האם ההישגים שמהם מתפעלים תומכי חמאס שמחוץ לרצועת עזה משקללים את הסבל הנורא הזה?
      ha'ím hahesegím shemehém mitpa'alím tomkhé khamás shemikhútz lirtsu'át áza m'shakl'lím et hasével hanorá hazé
      Do the achievements that Hamas supporters outside the Gaza Strip admire outweigh this terrible suffering?

Derived terms

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