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Islamic State in Arabic

تَنْظِيم الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة tanẓīm ad-dawla l-ʔislāmiyya

Islamic State in Arabic: تَنْظِيم الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة (tanẓīm ad-dawla l-ʔislāmiyya), الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة (ad-dawla al-ʔislāmiyya). In English, Islamic State means a Salafist group active in Libya, Nigeria, Iraq and Syria, where it has proclaimed an (unrecognized) state.

Arabic words for Islamic State

jihadist group — see also IS
تَنْظِيم الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة tanẓīm ad-dawla l-ʔislāmiyya, الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة ad-dawla al-ʔislāmiyya

English meaning of Islamic State

  1. proper noun A Salafist group active in Libya, Nigeria, Iraq and Syria, where it has proclaimed an (unrecognized) state.
  2. proper noun The unrecognized state (caliphate) proclaimed by this group.

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Questions about Islamic State in Arabic

What is the meaning of Islamic State in Arabic?
Islamic State in Arabic is تَنْظِيم الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة (tanẓīm ad-dawla l-ʔislāmiyya), الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة (ad-dawla al-ʔislāmiyya).
ما معنى كلمة Islamic State؟
Islamic State: تَنْظِيم الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة (tanẓīm ad-dawla l-ʔislāmiyya), الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة (ad-dawla al-ʔislāmiyya).
What does Islamic State mean in English?
Islamic State means a Salafist group active in Libya, Nigeria, Iraq and Syria, where it has proclaimed an (unrecognized) state.

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