رمضان
Arabic
Etymology
The month was a summer month in pre-Islamic times before the Quranic prohibition against leap months (Quran 9:37). Hence without doubt related to رَمَض (ramaḍ, “parchedness, scorchedness”) and رَمْضَاء (ramḍāʔ, “sun-baked ground”). Compare also اِرْتَمَضَ (irtamaḍa, “to be consumed by grief and sorrow”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
رَمَضَان • (ramaḍān) m
- Ramadan
- a male given name
Declension
Singular | basic singular diptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | — | رَمَضَان ramaḍān |
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Nominative | — | رَمَضَانُ ramaḍānu |
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Accusative | — | رَمَضَانَ ramaḍāna |
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Genitive | — | رَمَضَانَ ramaḍāna |
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Noun
رَمَضَان • (ramaḍān) m (plural رَمَضَانَات (ramaḍānāt) or أَرْمِضَة (ʔarmiḍa) or أَرْمِضَاء (ʔarmiḍāʔ) or رَمَاضِين (ramāḍīn))
Declension
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | رَمَضَان ramaḍān |
الرَّمَضَان ar-ramaḍān |
رَمَضَان ramaḍān |
Nominative | رَمَضَانٌ ramaḍānun |
الرَّمَضَانُ ar-ramaḍānu |
رَمَضَانُ ramaḍānu |
Accusative | رَمَضَانًا ramaḍānan |
الرَّمَضَانَ ar-ramaḍāna |
رَمَضَانَ ramaḍāna |
Genitive | رَمَضَانٍ ramaḍānin |
الرَّمَضَانِ ar-ramaḍāni |
رَمَضَانِ ramaḍāni |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | رَمَضَانَيْن ramaḍānayn |
الرَّمَضَانَيْن ar-ramaḍānayn |
رَمَضَانَيْ ramaḍānay |
Nominative | رَمَضَانَانِ ramaḍānāni |
الرَّمَضَانَانِ ar-ramaḍānāni |
رَمَضَانَا ramaḍānā |
Accusative | رَمَضَانَيْنِ ramaḍānayni |
الرَّمَضَانَيْنِ ar-ramaḍānayni |
رَمَضَانَيْ ramaḍānay |
Genitive | رَمَضَانَيْنِ ramaḍānayni |
الرَّمَضَانَيْنِ ar-ramaḍānayni |
رَمَضَانَيْ ramaḍānay |
Plural | sound feminine plural; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a); basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | رَمَضَانَات; أَرْمِضَة; أَرْمِضَاء; رَمَاضِين ramaḍānāt; ʔarmiḍa; ʔarmiḍāʔ; ramāḍīn |
الرَّمَضَانَات; الْأَرْمِضَة; الْأَرْمِضَاء; الرَّمَاضِين ar-ramaḍānāt; al-ʔarmiḍa; al-ʔarmiḍāʔ; ar-ramāḍīn |
رَمَضَانَات; أَرْمِضَة; أَرْمِضَاء; رَمَاضِين ramaḍānāt; ʔarmiḍat; ʔarmiḍāʔ; ramāḍīn |
Nominative | رَمَضَانَاتٌ; أَرْمِضَةٌ; أَرْمِضَاءُ; رَمَاضِينُ ramaḍānātun; ʔarmiḍatun; ʔarmiḍāʔu; ramāḍīnu |
الرَّمَضَانَاتُ; الْأَرْمِضَةُ; الْأَرْمِضَاءُ; الرَّمَاضِينُ ar-ramaḍānātu; al-ʔarmiḍatu; al-ʔarmiḍāʔu; ar-ramāḍīnu |
رَمَضَانَاتُ; أَرْمِضَةُ; أَرْمِضَاءُ; رَمَاضِينُ ramaḍānātu; ʔarmiḍatu; ʔarmiḍāʔu; ramāḍīnu |
Accusative | رَمَضَانَاتٍ; أَرْمِضَةً; أَرْمِضَاءَ; رَمَاضِينَ ramaḍānātin; ʔarmiḍatan; ʔarmiḍāʔa; ramāḍīna |
الرَّمَضَانَاتِ; الْأَرْمِضَةَ; الْأَرْمِضَاءَ; الرَّمَاضِينَ ar-ramaḍānāti; al-ʔarmiḍata; al-ʔarmiḍāʔa; ar-ramāḍīna |
رَمَضَانَاتِ; أَرْمِضَةَ; أَرْمِضَاءَ; رَمَاضِينَ ramaḍānāti; ʔarmiḍata; ʔarmiḍāʔa; ramāḍīna |
Genitive | رَمَضَانَاتٍ; أَرْمِضَةٍ; أَرْمِضَاءَ; رَمَاضِينَ ramaḍānātin; ʔarmiḍatin; ʔarmiḍāʔa; ramāḍīna |
الرَّمَضَانَاتِ; الْأَرْمِضَةِ; الْأَرْمِضَاءِ; الرَّمَاضِينِ ar-ramaḍānāti; al-ʔarmiḍati; al-ʔarmiḍāʔi; ar-ramāḍīni |
رَمَضَانَاتِ; أَرْمِضَةِ; أَرْمِضَاءِ; رَمَاضِينِ ramaḍānāti; ʔarmiḍati; ʔarmiḍāʔi; ramāḍīni |
Derived terms
- رَمَضَانِيّ (ramaḍāniyy)
Descendants
- Maltese: Randan (“Lent”)
- → Catalan: ramadà
- → English: Ramadan
- → French: ramadan
- → Maltese: Ramadan (“Ramadan”)
- → Tamil: ரமலான் (ramalāṉ, “Ramadan”)
Coordinate terms
Muharram | Safar | Rabi I | Rabi II |
اَلْمُحَرَّم (al-muḥarram) مُحَرَّم (muḥarram) |
صَفَر (ṣafar) | رَبِيع الْأَوَّل (rabīʕ al-ʔawwal) | رَبِيع الْآخِر (rabīʕ al-ʔāḵir) رَبِيع الثَّانِي (rabīʕ aṯ-ṯānī) |
Jumada I | Jumada II | Rajab | Sha'ban |
جُمَادَى الْأُولَى (jumādā l-ʔūlā) | جُمَادَى الْآخِرَة (jumādā l-ʔāḵira) جُمَادَى الثَّانِي (jumādā ṯ-ṯānī) |
رَجَب (rajab) | شَعْبَان (šaʕbān) |
Ramadan | Shawwal | Dhu'l-Qa'da | Dhu'l-Hijja |
رَمَضَان (ramaḍān) | شَوَّال (šawwāl) | ذُو الْقَعْدَة (ḏū l-qaʕda) | ذُو الْحِجَّة (ḏū l-ḥijja) |
- أَيْلُول (ʔaylūl)
- سِبْتِمْبِر (sibtimbir), سِبْتَمْبِر (sibtambir), سَبْتَمْبَر (sabtambar)
- تَقْوِيم هِجْرِيّ (taqwīm hijriyy)
Malay
Etymology
From Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
رمضان (Rumi spelling Ramadan)
- The ninth month in the Hijri calendar; fasting month.
- Synonyms: بولن ڤواسا (bulan puasa), راملن (ramalan)
Derived terms
Coordinate terms
- (Islamic calendar months) bulan-bulan takwim Hijrah; Muharam, Safar, Rabiulawal, Rabiulakhir, Jamadilawal, Jamadilakhir, Rejab, Syaaban, Ramadan, Syawal, Zulkaedah, Zulhijah (Category: ms:Islamic calendar months)
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān).
Noun
رمضان • (ramazân)
Descendants
- Turkish: Ramazan
- → Bulgarian: рамаза́н (ramazán)
- → Macedonian: рамазан (ramazan)
- → Serbo-Croatian: ramàzān
Persian
Alternative forms
- رمضون (ramezun, ramzun) (colloquial)
Etymology
From Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān).
Pronunciation
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Readings | |
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Classical reading? | r |
Dari reading? | r |
Iranian reading? | r |
Tajik reading? | r |
Noun
رمضان • (ramazân, ramzân)
Coordinate terms
- (Islamic calendar months) تقویم هجری قمری; محرم, صفر, ربیعالاول, ربیعالثانی, جمادیالاول, جمادیالثانی, رجب, شعبان, رمضان, شوال, ذیالقعده, ذیالحجه (Category: fa:Islamic calendar months)
Proper noun
رمضان • (ramzân)
- a male given name, Ramazan
Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian رمضان (ramazân), from Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān). First attested as Old Punjabi ਰਮਦਾਨਾ (ramadānā).
Noun
رَمضان • (ramẓān) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਰਮਜ਼ਾਨ)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian رمضان (ramazân), from Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān). First attested as Old Hindi रमदांनां (ramadā̃nā̃), possibly a learned borrowing from Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɾəm.zɑːn/
- Rhymes: -ɑːn
Noun
رَمْضان • (ramzān) m (Hindi spelling रमज़ान)
Proper noun
رَمْضان • (ramzān) m (Hindi spelling रमज़ान)
- a male given name, Ramzan or Ramazan, from Arabic
Further reading
- “رمضان”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “رمضان”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “رمضان”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “رمضان”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
See also
Muharram | Safar | Rabi I | Rabi II |
مُحَرَّم (muharram) | صَفَر (safar) | رَبِیعُ الْاَوَّل (rabī'-ul-avval) | رَبِیعُ الثّانی (rabī'ussānī) |
Jumada I | Jumada II | Rajab | Sha'ban |
جَمادی الْاَوَّل (jamādī-ul-avval) | جمادی الثّانی (jamādīussānī) | رَجَب (rajab) | شَعْبان (śa'bān) |
Ramadan | Shawwal | Dhu'l-Qa'da | Dhu'l-Hijja |
رَمَضان (ramazān) | شَوال (śavāl) | ذُو الْقَعْدَہ (zūl-qa'da) | ذُو الْحِجَّہ (zūl-hijja) |
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