sõjalised

Sõjalised is an Estonian adjective meaning military or war-related. It describes things connected with war, armed forces, or military affairs. The base form is sõjaline; the form sõjalised is the plural used before plural nouns (for example sõjalised jõud, sõjalised operatsioonid) and can also function as a substantive referring to the military in a plural sense.

In usage, sõjalised typically appears in contexts dealing with defense, warfare, and armed forces. It can modify nouns such as jõud (forces), operatsioonid (operations), või strateegiad (strategies). When referring to a single military attribute or concept, the singular form sõjaline is used (for example sõjaline konflikt, sõjaline stratégia).

Etymology and morphology: the word is formed from the noun sõda (war) with the adjective-forming suffix -line, yielding the general sense of “pertaining to war.” This construction is common in Estonian for related terms such as sõjaline, sõjalised, and related compounds.

Related terms and usage notes: sõjavägi means the armed forces as a collective entity, while sõjakunst refers to the art or science of war. In civil contexts, kommunikeeritud versus sõjaline can distinguish between civilian and military domains. Sõjalised is a neutral descriptor used across official, academic, media, and historical texts to categorize elements tied to war and defense.