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What does the word Intifada actually mean? You have piqued my interest now.
by hirvi74 1y ago
What does the word Intifada actually mean? You have piqued my interest now.
- dotancohen 1y agoI believe that it means "a shaking" as in "to shake off". But Arabic is not my first language (nor my second, it's number 4).
- adastra22 1y agoNot a speaker either, but I understand “uprising” to be a better translation.
- dotancohen 1y agoWell yes, a shaking off would be an uprising. But the root of the word is literally the verb "to shake". I'll give you another one you might like. The root of the word Shahid in Arabic is "witness". This is another term that Western media likes to use incorrectly.
- sir0010010 1y agoWhat do the word Führer mean? Foreign words used in English can be more specific than how they are used in their source language. Especially when they are used as proper nouns (capitalized) like "The [Second] Intifada".
- hirvi74 1y agoYes, that is why I am asking.