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MSA: Terrorism Terms
Terms commonly used for terrorism topics (domains)
| English | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| ambush | كَمِين | kamīn |
| ammunition | ذَخِيرَة | dhakhīrah |
| blackmail | اِبْتِزَاز | ibtizāz |
| border | حُدُود | Hudūd |
| casualty / killed | قَتِيل | qatīl |
| cell | خَلِيَّة | khaliyyah |
| chaos | فَوْضَى | fawDā |
| civilians | مَدَنِيُّون | madaniyyūn |
| clash | اِشْتِبَاك | ishtibāk |
| conflict | صِرَاع | Sirāʿ |
| counter-terrorism | مُكَافَحَة الإِرْهَاب | mukāfaHat al-irhāb |
| explosives | مُتَفَجِّرَات | mutafajjirāt |
| extremism | تَطَرُّف | taTarruf |
| extremist (person) | مُتَطَرِّف | mutaTarrif |
| hostage | رَهِينَة | rahīnah |
| ideology | أَيْدِيُولُوجْيَا | aydiyūlūjyā |
| incitement | تَحْرِيض | taHrīD |
| infrastructure | بِنْيَة تَحْتِيَّة | binyah taHtiyyah |
| intelligence | مُخَابَرَات | mukhābarāt |
| law / legislation | قَانُون | qānūn |
| logistical support | دَعْم لُوجِسْتِي | daʿm lūjistī |
| militant group | جَمَاعَة مُسَلَّحَة | jamāʿah musallaHah |
| national security | أَمْن قَوْمِي | amn qawmī |
| organization | مُنَظَّمَة | munaDHamah |
| propaganda | دِعَايَة | diʿāyah |
| radical | رَادِيكَالِي | rādīkālī |
| radicalization | رَادِيكَالِيَّة | rādīkāliyyah |
| sanctions | عُقُوبَات | ʿuqūbāt |
| sanctuary / haven | مَلَاذ | malādh |
| sovereignty | سِيَادَة | siyādah |
| stability | اِسْتِقْرَار | istiqrār |
| suicide attack | هُجُوم اِنْتِحَارِي | hujūm intiHārī |
| suicide bomber | اِنْتِحَارِي | intiHārī |
| terrorism | إِرْهَاب | irhāb |
| terrorist plot | مُخَطَّط إِرْهَابِي | mukhaTTaT irhābī |
| victims | ضَحَايَا | DaHāyā |
| violence | عُنْف | ʿunf |
| warfare | حَرْب | Harb |
| weapon | سِلَاح | silāH |
| wounded | جَرِيح | jarīH |
| attack / pl | هُجُوم / هَجَمَات | hujūm / hajamāt |
| counter terrorism service | جِهَاز مُكَافَحَة الإِرْهَاب | jihāz mukāfaHat al-irhāb |
| death penalty / execution | إِعْدَام | iʿdām |
| plan / pl | خُطَّة / خُطَط | khuTTah / khuTaT |
| terrorist / pl | إِرْهَابِيّ / إِرْهَابِيُّون | irhābiyy / irhābiyyūn |