Ramadan
pronunciation
How to pronounce Ramadan in British English:
UK [ˈræmədæn]
How to pronounce Ramadan in American English:
US [ˌræməˈdɑn, ˈræməˌdɑn]
-
- Noun:
- the ninth month of the Islamic calendar; the month of fasting; the holiest period for the Islamic faith
- (Islam) a fast (held from sunrise to sunset) that is carried out during the Islamic month of Ramadan
Word Origin
- Ramadan (n.)
- ninth month of the Muslim year, 1590s, from Arabic Ramadan (Turkish and Persian ramazan), originally "the hot month," from ramida "be burnt, scorched" (compare Mishnaic Hebrew remetz "hot ashes, embers"). In the Islamic lunar calendar, it passes through all seasons in a cycle of about 33 years, but evidently originally it was a summer month.
Example
- 1. Like many fighters he is observing the ramadan fast .
- 2. Ramadan teaches muslims self-discipline , humility and giving .
- 3. The market could decelerate now ramadan is over .
- 4. They neither observe ramadan nor pray in mosques .
- 5. It has been a bleak start to ramadan .