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fedayee

[ fe-dah-yee ]

noun

plural fedayeen
  1. a member of an Arab commando group operating especially against Israel.


fedayee

/ əˈɑːᾱː /

noun

  1. sometimes capital (in Arab states) a commando, esp one fighting against Israel
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fedayee1

1950–55; < dialectal Arabic ھʾī (plural ھʾīyīn ) one who sacrifices himself (especially for his country)
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fedayee1

from Arabic ھ one who risks his life in a cause, from ھ redemption
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Among those detained are Narges Sadat, a women’s rights defender; civil society activist Fardin Fedayee; author and activist Zekria Asoli and also Afghan-French journalist Mortaza Behboudi.

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Taliban fighter Qari Fedayee was tying up the hands of another.

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Hasham Fedayee, a tribal elder from Helmand province, also disagrees with Sadat and expects that the rising wave of violence will continue for decades.

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The area, in the province’s Baraki Barak district, is thought to be a stronghold of Taliban insurgents, said Halim Fedayee, the provincial governor.

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“It seems that the coalition made a mistake in coordinating the air raid,” Fedayee said in a telephone interview.

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