jihad
Portuguese, noun/ʒiˈʁad͡ʒ/
jihad is spelled J-I-H-A-D (5 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 27,393rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jihad is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “jihad (holy war undertaken by Muslims)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ver jiade”.
What does jihad mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininejihad (holy war undertaken by Muslims)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. o mesmo que Jiade
noun: 1. ver jiade
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of jihad
- jihads plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jihad?
- Brazil /ʒiˈʁad͡ʒ/
- Brazil [ʒiˈhad͡ʒ]
- Brazil /ʒiˈʁa.d͡ʒi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to jihad
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is jihad in Portuguese?
jihad appears 1.4 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).