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mujahideen

US/muˌd͡ʒɑhɛˈdin/

mujahideen is the plural of mujahid.

Meaning of mujahid

Noun

mujahid (plural mujahideen or mujahidin or mujahids)

  1. A Muslim engaging in jihad, especially armed jihad; a jihadist.
    Synonyms:
    jihadist, jihadi

Forms of mujahideen

alternative formmojahedin
alternative formmojaheddin
alternative formmujahedeen
alternative formmujahadeen
alternative formmujaheddin
alternative formmujahedin
alternative formmujahidin

Origin of mujahideen

From Arabic مُجَاهِدِين (mujāhidīn), plural of مُجَاهِد (mujāhid, “fighter, freedom fighter, warrior, struggler”).

Questions about mujahideen

What is mujahideen the plural of?
Mujahideen is the plural of mujahid.
How do you pronounce mujahideen?
Mujahideen is pronounced /muˌd͡ʒɑhɛˈdin/ (US).

Words near mujahideen in the dictionary

  1. mujahedeen
  2. mujahedin
  3. mujahid
  4. mujahida
  5. mujahidas
  6. mujahideen
  7. mujahidin
  8. mujahids
  9. mujeet
  10. mujeets
  11. mujerado

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Adapted from Wiktionary: mujahideen (page history and authors); mujahid (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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