Etymograph

English

Hamastan

Hamastan comes from Hebrew חַמַאסְטָן, from חַמַאס ‘Hamas’, and ultimately from Arabic حَمَاس.

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentحَمَاس
  2. Hebrew1880s–presentחַמַאס‘Hamas’
  3. Hebrew, derived1880s–presentחַמַאסְטָןkhamástan
  4. EnglishtodayHamastan

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentحَمَاس
  2. Hebrew1880s–presentחַמַאס‘Hamas’
  3. Hebrew, derived1880s–presentחַמַאסְטָןkhamástan
  4. EnglishtodayHamastan

Equivalent to Hamas + -stan

Arabic حَمَاس

English Hamas

The story

The original Hebrew term was coined by opponents of the 2004 disengagement plan, due to Hamas' rise in the politics of the Palestinian Authority. Popularised in June 2007 after Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip, causing the Gaza Strip to be perceived to be a Hamas state, and then reported in foreign media.

Every English word from Arabic حَمَاس

Today it means

name The Hamas administration of Gaza.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Arabic حَمَاس / Hamastan

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