Well, this is trivia, but thought you might find it interesting, especially if you read about the news in the region (ME)
Hamas is Arabic for 'enthusiasm.'
Fatah is Arabic for 'opening', as in an opening in a battle front.
Al Qaida is Arabic for 'the base' as you probably know. But it also is a noun in the feminine referring
to a person who is sitting. Thus the word is also used for a sitting
women, specifically an old woman who spends her day in a chair, perhaps
a rocking chair.
