yihad

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جِهَاد (jihād, “struggle, effort”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ʝiˈad/ [ɟ͡ʝiˈað̞], /ʝiˈxad/ [ɟ͡ʝiˈxað̞] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /ʃiˈad/ [ʃiˈað̞], /ʃiˈxad/ [ʃiˈxað̞] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ʒiˈad/ [ʒiˈað̞], /ʒiˈxad/ [ʒiˈxað̞] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -ad
  • Syllabification: yi‧had

Noun

yihad f (uncountable)

  1. jihad

Derived terms

Further reading

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