- Ramadan month
- month of fasting for Muslims in which one is allowed to eat only after sunset
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
Ramadan month
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Ramadan — or Ramazan (Arabic: رمضان, IPA|Ramaḍān ) is a Muslim religious observance that takes place during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar; the month in which the Qur an was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. It is the Islamic month of fasting (… … Wikipedia
Ramadan (calendar month) — Ramadan or Ramadhan or Ramazan (Arabic: ar. رمضان) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar.The word Ramadan is derived from the word ramd to burn . Fasting in the month of Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam. The month is spent by… … Wikipedia
Ramadan — ninth month of the Muslim year, 1590s, from Arabic Ramadan (Turk. and Pers. ramazan), originally the hot month, from ramida be burnt, scorched (Cf. Heb. remetz hot ashes, embers ). Due to the Islamic lunar calendar, it passes through all seasons… … Etymology dictionary
Ramadan — [ram΄ə dän′, räm΄ə dän′] n. [Ar ramaḍān, lit., the hot month < ramaḍ, state of being parched] 1. the ninth month of the Muslim year, a period of daily fasting from sunrise to sunset 2. the fasting in this period … English World dictionary
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Ramadan — (also Ramadhan) ► NOUN ▪ the ninth month of the Muslim year, during which strict fasting is observed from sunrise to sunset. ORIGIN from an Arabic word meaning be hot ; because the fasting period was originally supposed to be in one of the hot… … English terms dictionary
Ramadan fast — month of fasting for Muslims during which it is permitted solely to eat after sunset … English contemporary dictionary
Ramadan — /ram euh dahn /, n. Islam. 1. the ninth month of the Muslim calendar. Cf. Muslim calendar. 2. the daily fast that is rigidly enjoined from dawn until sunset during this month. [1590 1600; < Ar ramadan] * * * In Islam, a holy month of fasting, the … Universalium
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