intifada

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِنْتِفَاضَة (intifāḍa, shaking off, uprising, insurrection).

Noun

intifada (plural intifadas)

  1. Insurrection, a usually violent attempt to take control of a government.
  2. An uprising, resistant struggle or rebellious protest, especially the Palestinian uprisings against Israel.
    • 2021 May 11, Thomas L. Friedman, “Israelis, Palestinians and Their Neighbors Worry: Is This the Big One?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
      But unlike the Intifadas that began in 1987 and 2000, when Israel had someone to call to try to turn it off, there is no Palestinian on the other end of the phone this time []

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French

Noun

intifada f (plural intifadas)

  1. intifada

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /in.tiˈfa.da/
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Hyphenation: in‧ti‧fà‧da

Noun

intifada f (plural intifade)

  1. intifada

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِنْتِفَاضَة (intifāḍa, shaking off, uprising, insurrection).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.t͡ʃiˈfa.dɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.t͡ʃiˈfa.da/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.tiˈfa.dɐ/ [ĩ.tiˈfa.ðɐ]

Noun

intifada f (plural intifadas)

  1. intifada (insurrection by Palestinians against Israel)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِنْتِفَاضَة (intifāḍa, shaking off, uprising, insurrection).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /intiˈfada/ [ĩn̪.t̪iˈfa.ð̞a]
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: in‧ti‧fa‧da

Noun

intifada f (plural intifadas)

  1. intifada (insurrection by Palestinians against Israel)

Further reading

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