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The word {{transl|ar|fidāʾīyīn}} is the Arabic plural of {{transl|ar|fidāʾī}}, which means "sacrifice" / "one who sacrifices himself" (a literal translation of {{transl|ar|fidāʾīyīn}} might be "martyrs"), and it originally comes from Persia, where the first band of [[fedayeen]] (also famous as "[[Hashshashin]]") was formed by [[Hassan-i Sabbah]]. The [[Palestinian fedayeen]] (from the Arabic {{transl|ar|fidā'ī}}, plural {{transl|ar|fidā'iyūnīyūn}}, {{lang|ar|فدائيون}}) are militants or guerrillas of a nationalist orientation from among the Palestinian people. Most Palestinians consider the fedayeen to be "freedom fighters".