basajiEtymologyFrom Persian بسیجی (basiji, “member of the Basij”), from بسیج (basij, “Basij, volunteer army”).basaji means A class of low-ranking Iranian foot soldiers. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.nounA class of low-ranking Iranian foot soldiers.“In other parts of the world, soldiers have also been willing to commit suicide in bombing another army, most notably the Japanese kamikaze in World War II and the Iranian basaji during the Iran-Iraq War”