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jihadi

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /d͡ʒɪˈhɑːdi/
  • /d͡ʒəˈhɑːdi/
  • CMU ARPABET: JH IY0 HH AA1 D IY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

pertaining to jihad or jihadism

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A jihadist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: jihadist, mujahid

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to a jihad

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From jihad + -i, after Arabic جِهَادِيّ (jihādiyy). Both the noun and the adjective are in occasional use since the 1960s.