Etymograph

English

Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham

Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham comes from Arabic هَيْئَةُ تَحْرِيرِ ٱلشَّام ‘Organisation for the Liberation of the Levant’.

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentهَيْئَةُ تَحْرِيرِ ٱلشَّامhayʔatu taḥrīri š-šām‘Organisation for the Liberation of the Levant’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2024Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Arabicc. 500–presentهَيْئَةُ تَحْرِيرِ ٱلشَّامhayʔatu taḥrīri š-šām‘Organisation for the Liberation of the Levant’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2024Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham

Earliest quotation: 2024, Jomana Karadsheh, Syrian rebel leader says goal is to ‘overthrow’ Assad regime: “In an exclusive interview with CNN, Jolani left no…”

Every English word from Arabic هَيْئَةُ تَحْرِيرِ ٱلشَّام

Today it means

name A political and paramilitary Sunni Islamic organisation involved in the Syrian Civil War.

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Etymograph / Arabic هَيْئَةُ تَحْرِيرِ ٱلشَّام / Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham

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