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Qassam

Qassam noun: the Qassam rocket, a type of homemade rocket used by Hamas militants in Gaza.

qassam: the Qassam rocket, a type of homemade rocket used by Hamas militants in Gaza
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Noun

Qassam (plural Qassams)

  1. (strictly) The Qassam rocket, a type of homemade rocket used by Hamas militants in Gaza.
  2. (broadly, informal) Any rocket fired from Gaza.

Forms of Qassam

pluralQassams
alternative formKassam

Origin of Qassam

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic قَسَّام (qassām); named after Hamas' Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades.

Questions about Qassam

What does Qassam mean?
Qassam means the Qassam rocket, a type of homemade rocket used by Hamas militants in Gaza.
What part of speech is Qassam?
Qassam is a noun.
What is the plural of Qassam?
The plural of Qassam is Qassams.

Words near Qassam in the dictionary

  1. qaspeq
  2. qaspeqs
  3. qasr
  4. qasrs
  5. qass
  6. Qassam
  7. Qassams
  8. qat
  9. Qataban
  10. Qatabanian
  11. Qatabanians

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