Rajab
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of Rajab
First recorded in 1760–70; from Arabic rajab, akin to rajaba “to fear, respect”
Example Sentences
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Gen. Anwar Rajab, adding that his forces could handle security and that Israel was undermining their authority with its actions.
From Los Angeles Times
“Voice of Hind Rajab” is being released by relatively new player Willa, while both “Palestine 36” and “All That’s Left of You” are set for release by Watermelon Pictures, traditionally a production entity.
From Los Angeles Times
Word of the ceasefire came early Thursday morning in Gaza, as Mohammad Rajab, 62, was still asleep.
From Los Angeles Times
The film tells the real-life story of Rajab, a 6-year-old Palestinian girl whose final hours trapped in a car under intense fire from an IDF tank were spent pleading to be saved.
From Los Angeles Times
The Voice of Hind Rajab looks likely to win an award in Venice and potentially at the Oscars too.
From BBC
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