Randan

See also: randan

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān, “Ramadan”). The use of the word attests to the fact that—though Malta had been Christian before the Arab conquest—modern Maltese people mainly descend from converted Muslims. Arabic-speaking Christians otherwise use the terms اَلصَّوْمُ الْكَبِير (aṣ-ṣawmu l-kabīr, literally “great fast”) or صَوْمُ الْأَرْبَعِين (ṣawmu l-ʔarbaʕīn, literally “fast of the forty”). Compare also Għisa (obsolete for “Jesus”). Doublet of Ramadan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ranˈdaːn/
• Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

Randan m (plural Randanijiet)

1. (Christianity) Lent, the Christian time of fasting before Easter

Derived terms

• Ras ir-Randan