Jihadi
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Jihadi is a political neologism referring to an individual who participates in advancing Jihad politically or militarily, most often referring to the people directly engaged in Islamic terrorism or supporting it. The roots of the term lie with the terrorists themselves, as they publicly adopted it as evidenced by many public speeches and text by terrorists such as Osama Bin Laden; the term was not placed on them by others. The term is occasionally used more generally to refer to anyone who engages in a zealous and persistent pursuit. The correct arabic term for one who engages in Jihad is "Mujahid" (plural is Mujahideen). The formation of "Jihadi" from "Jihad" may be based on the example of the word-final -i which refers to place of origin such as "Saudi", "pakistani", afghani or "Misri" (from Egypt or Misr).
