adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to the Islamic fundamentalist doctrine of jihadism, which advocates armed jihad.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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2
noun
Meaning 2
One who participates in a jihad, an Islamic holy war or conflict; a mujahid.
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3
noun
Meaning 3
An adherent of jihadism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
noun
Meaning 4
One who is militant for their religion (or irreligion).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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5
noun
Meaning 5
a Muslim who is involved in a jihad
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Muslim, Moslem
History
Etymology
From jihad + -ist. Attested from the 1910s in the sense of "a mujahid".http://books.google.ch/books?id=LZ1VAAAAYAAJ&q=jihadist&dq=jihadist&hl=de&ei=CHXKTaC3NMnJsgaKj72pAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA The adjectival sense of "pertaining to the jihadist movement" is from the 1960s.http://books.google.ch/books?id=eN4_AQAAIAAJ&q=jihadist&dq=jihadist&hl=de&ei=XHXKTauaHobBswaNz_SMAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAQhttp://books.google.ch/books?id=K-VxAAAAMAAJ&q=jihadist&dq=jihadist&hl=de&ei=G3bKTaGTNtHLswaOndSUAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCwQ6AEwADgKhttp://books.google.ch/books?id=pQJyAAAAMAAJ&q=jihadist&dq=jihadist&hl=de&ei=7HXKTefaDsbDswar9-WmAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CD4Q6AEwBA.
Across languages
Translations
64 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
جهاديّ
— pertaining to the doctrine of jihadism
Arabic:
جِهَادِيَّة
(jihādiyya)
— pertaining to the doctrine of jihadism
Finnish:
jihadistinen
— pertaining to the doctrine of jihadism
German:
dschihadistisch
— pertaining to the doctrine of jihadism
German:
jihadistisch
— pertaining to the doctrine of jihadism
Hindi:
जिहादी
(jihādī)
— pertaining to the doctrine of jihadism
Irish:
jiohádach
— pertaining to the doctrine of jihadism
Swahili:
kijihadi
— pertaining to the doctrine of jihadism
Swedish:
jihadistisk
— pertaining to the doctrine of jihadism
Arabic:
مُجَاهِد
(mujāhid)
— one who participates in a jihad
Azerbaijani:
cıhadçı
— one who participates in a jihad
Azerbaijani:
mücahid
— one who participates in a jihad
Bulgarian:
муджахидин
(mudžahidin)
— one who participates in a jihad
Catalan:
gihadista
— one who participates in a jihad
Chinese Mandarin:
聖戰者 /圣战者
(shèngzhànzhě)
— one who participates in a jihad
Chinese Mandarin:
聖戰士 /圣战士
(shèngzhànshì)
— one who participates in a jihad
Czech:
džihádista
— one who participates in a jihad
Dutch:
moedjahedien
— one who participates in a jihad
Estonian:
džihadist
— one who participates in a jihad
Estonian:
mudžahiid
— one who participates in a jihad
Estonian:
pühasõdalane
— one who participates in a jihad
Finnish:
jihadisti
— one who participates in a jihad
French:
moudjahid
— one who participates in a jihad
French:
mujâhid
— one who participates in a jihad
French:
djihadiste
— one who participates in a jihad
French:
jihadiste
— one who participates in a jihad
German:
Dschihadist
— one who participates in a jihad
German:
Dschihadistin f)
— one who participates in a jihad
German:
Mudschahed
— one who participates in a jihad
German:
Gotteskrieger
— one who participates in a jihad
German:
Gotteskriegerin
— one who participates in a jihad
Hebrew:
מוג׳אהדין
— one who participates in a jihad
Hindi:
मुजाहिद
(mujāhid)
— one who participates in a jihad
Hindi:
जिहादी
(jihādī)
— one who participates in a jihad
Irish:
jiohádach
— one who participates in a jihad
Italian:
jihadista
— one who participates in a jihad
Japanese:
ムジャーヒディーン
(mujāhidīn)
— one who participates in a jihad
Japanese:
ムジャーヒド
(mujāhido)
— one who participates in a jihad
Korean:
무자헤딘
(mujahedin)
— one who participates in a jihad
Korean:
무자히드
(mujahideu)
— one who participates in a jihad
Macedonian:
џихадист
(džihadist)
— one who participates in a jihad
Macedonian:
џихадистка
(džihadistka)
— one who participates in a jihad
Persian:
مجاهد
(mojâhed)
— one who participates in a jihad
Polish:
dżihadysta
— one who participates in a jihad
Polish:
dżihadystka
— one who participates in a jihad
Portuguese:
jihadista
— one who participates in a jihad
Portuguese:
jihadi
— one who participates in a jihad
Romanian:
jihadist
— one who participates in a jihad
Romanian:
djihadist
— one who participates in a jihad
Russian:
моджахе́д
(modžaxéd)
— one who participates in a jihad
Russian:
душма́н
(dušmán)
— one who participates in a jihad
Russian:
басма́ч
(basmáč)
— one who participates in a jihad
Serbo-Croatian:
муџахѐдӣн
— one who participates in a jihad
Serbo-Croatian:
mudžahèdīn
— one who participates in a jihad
Spanish:
muyahid
— one who participates in a jihad
Spanish:
yihadista
— one who participates in a jihad
Swahili:
mwanajihadi
— one who participates in a jihad
Swedish:
jihadist
— one who participates in a jihad
Swedish:
mujahid
— one who participates in a jihad
Tajik:
муҷоҳид
(mujohid)
— one who participates in a jihad
Turkish:
cihatçı
— one who participates in a jihad
Turkish:
mücahit
— one who participates in a jihad
Ukrainian:
моджахе́д
(modžaxéd)
— one who participates in a jihad
Urdu:
مجاهد
(mujāhid)
— one who participates in a jihad
