Hamas

== English == === Alternative forms === Khamas (based on the Hebrew pronunciation) HAMAS === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic حَمَاس (ḥamās, literally “enthusiasm”), an acronym for حَرَكَة اَلْمُقَاوَمَةِ الْإِسْلَامِيَّةِ (ḥarakat al-muqāwama l-ʔislāmiyya, “Islamic Resistance Movement”). A few speakers pronounce it with /x/ to imitate Hebrew חַמַאס instead. === Pronunciation === (US, Canada) IPA(key): /həˈmɑs/ (UK) IPA(key): /həˈmæs/ Rhymes: -ɑːs, -æs === Proper noun === Hamas A Palestinian Islamist militant group and political organization. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Maahs, Masha, amahs, asham, hamsa, hasma, masha, shama == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /haˈmas/, /haˈmaːs/ IPA(key): /ˈhamas/ (rare) Hyphenation: Ha‧mas Rhymes: -as, -aːs, -amas === Proper noun === die Hamas f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Hamas) Hamas (a Palestinian Islamist militant group and political organization) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “Hamas” in Duden online “Hamas” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic حَمَاس (ḥamās). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxa.mas/ Rhymes: -amas Syllabification: Ha‧mas === Proper noun === Hamas m inan Hamas (a Palestinian Islamist militant group and political organization) Synonym: Muzułmański Ruch Oporu ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === Hamas in Polish dictionaries at PWN Hamas in PWN's encyclopedia == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic حَمَاس (ḥamās). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /xǎmas/, /xamâs/ Hyphenation: Ha‧mas === Proper noun === Hàmas or Hamȁs m inan (Cyrillic spelling Ха̀мас or Хама̏с) Hamas (a Palestinian Islamist militant group and political organization) ==== Declension ==== === References === “Hamas”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Swedish == === Proper noun === Hamas n (genitive Hamas) Hamas (a Palestinian Islamist militant group and political organization) == Turkish == === Proper noun === Hamas Hamas (a Palestinian Islamist militant group and political organization) ==== Declension ====