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spoils of war

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

The eighth sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

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noun

Meaning 2

Any profits extracted as the result of winning a war or other military activity.

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سورة الأنفال — 8th sura of the Qur'an
  • Polish: Al-Anfal — 8th sura of the Qur'an
  • Uyghur: ئەنپال (enpal) — 8th sura of the Qur'an
  • Catalan: botí de guerra — profits extracted as the result of winning a war
  • Chinese Mandarin: 戰利品 /战利品 (zhànlìpǐn) — profits extracted as the result of winning a war
  • Czech: válečná kořist — profits extracted as the result of winning a war
  • Danish: krigsbytte — profits extracted as the result of winning a war
  • Dutch: krijgsbuit — profits extracted as the result of winning a war
  • Finnish: sotasaalis — profits extracted as the result of winning a war
  • French: butin de guerre — profits extracted as the result of winning a war
  • German: Kriegsbeute — profits extracted as the result of winning a war
  • German: Siegesbeute — profits extracted as the result of winning a war
  • Greek: λάφυρα (láfyra) — profits extracted as the result of winning a war
  • Italian: bottino di guerra — profits extracted as the result of winning a war
  • Japanese: 戦利品 (senrihin) — profits extracted as the result of winning a war
  • Norwegian Bokmål: krigsbytte — profits extracted as the result of winning a war
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: krigsbytte — profits extracted as the result of winning a war
  • Polish: łupy wojenne — profits extracted as the result of winning a war
  • Portuguese: butim de guerra — profits extracted as the result of winning a war
  • Portuguese: espólio de guerra — profits extracted as the result of winning a war
  • Scottish Gaelic: faobh a' chogaidh — profits extracted as the result of winning a war
  • Spanish: botín de guerra — profits extracted as the result of winning a war
  • Swedish: krigsbyte — profits extracted as the result of winning a war
  • Urdu: مَالِ غَنِیمَت (māl-i ġanīmat) — profits extracted as the result of winning a war
  • Vietnamese: chiến lợi phẩm — profits extracted as the result of winning a war