Why is it die Hamas?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Hamas, so learn the two together: die Hamas.

Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] Sunni-Islamist organization in Palestine, which wants to build an Islamic state with the help of terrorist actions, which is also supposed to include Israel and parts of Jordan

[1] sunnitisch-islamistische Organisation in Palästina, die mithilfe von terroristischen Aktionen einen islamischen Staat errichten will, der auch Israel und Teile Jordaniens umfassen soll

Examples

[1] Hamas is a radical Islamic organization

[1] Die Hamas ist eine radikalislamische Organisation.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Hamas —
Genitiv der Hamas —
Dativ der Hamas —
Akkusativ die Hamas —

Pronunciation

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