# Qassam

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #82,697

## Definitions
1. The Qassam rocket, a type of homemade rocket used by Hamas militants in Gaza.
2. Any rocket fired from Gaza.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/qassam