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ghazwa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ghazwa
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the battles in which the Islamic prophet Muhammad personally participated.

noun

A battle or raid against non-Muslims for the expansion of Muslim territory and/or conversion of non-Muslims to Islam.

Etymology

From Arabic غَزْوَة (ḡazwa). Doublet of razzia.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: غَزْوَة, غ ز و

Inflected Forms

ghazwas (plural) ghazwat (plural) ghazawat (plural)

Phrases

Ghazwa-e-Hind

Frequently Paired Words

ghazi ghazw Ghazwa-e-Hind siryah

Questions

What does ghazwa mean?
Any of the battles in which the Islamic prophet Muhammad personally participated.
Where does ghazwa come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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