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Al Nathir

Al Nathir

9.9
An armed group from Palestine that carries out violent attacks for political goals
  • proper noun
  • Offensive
: grupo terrorista Al Nathir
  • The Al Nathir group was formed in 2002.

Examples

  • Many reports link Al Nathir to the Fatah movement.

  • The government identified Al Nathir as being responsible for several attacks in the region.

  • Reports suggest that Al Nathir has connections with other militant groups.

  • Security forces have increased their efforts to monitor the activities of Al Nathir.

  • The government identified Al Nathir as being responsible for several attacks in the region.

  • Security forces have increased their efforts to monitor the activities of Al Nathir.

  • Reports suggest that Al Nathir has connections with other militant groups.

Surface Forms

Al Nathir main

Morphology

Al + Nathir

This is a proper name whose parts are not defined here; even if a learner recognized 'Al' as the Arabic definite article, that does not reveal that the phrase names a Palestinian terrorist organization or its link to Fatah. The referential and sociopolitical meaning of organization names is arbitrary and language-specific, so the meaning cannot be derived from the constituents.

Etymology

Al Nathir may come from Arabic, where al means 'the' and nathir means 'warner'. So the group chose a name that suggests it wanted to be a 'warner' or a strong voice for its cause.