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Ramadan

Ramadan comes from Arabic رَمَضَان ‘Ramadan (the holy ninth month of the Islamic…’.

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentرَمَضَان‘Ramadan (the holy ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2016Ramadan

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Arabicc. 500–presentرَمَضَان‘Ramadan (the holy ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2016Ramadan

Earliest quotation: 2016, Nandita Ravi, Fast and feast responsibly this Ramadan!: “Sizzling kebabs, delicious kheer and the ever popular haleem…”

Every English word from Arabic رَمَضَان

Today it means

name The holy ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, during which Muslims fast between the break of dawn until sunset; they also refrain from drinking liquids, smoking and having sexual relations.

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Etymograph / Arabic رَمَضَان / Ramadan

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