Ramadan

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper noun 1.2.1 Translations

English

Etymology

From Arabic رمضان (ramaɖáːn, ninth month of the Muslim calendar), from ارتمض (irtámaɖa, "to be consumed by grief and sorrow").

Proper noun

Ramadan

1. the holy ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar (the Hijra), during which Muslims fast between sunrise and sunset; they also refrain from smoking and sexual relations.

Translations

Arabic: ر٠ضان (ramaɖáːn) Bosnian: ramazan m. Croatian: ramazan m. Dutch: Ramadan French: Ramadan m. Indonesian: Ramadan Russian: Рамадан (Ramadán) m.

Serbian: Cyrillic: рамазан m. Roman: ramazan m. Spanish: Ramadán m. Swahili: Ramadhani Turkish: ramazan

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