ramadan

See also: Ramadan, ramadán, Ramadán, ramadàn, and ra-ma-đan

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ramadán, from Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ramadan/ [ra.ma.ð̞ãn]
• Rhymes: -adan, -an
• Hyphenation: ra‧ma‧dan

Noun

ramadan inan

1. Ramadan

Declension

Declension of ramadan (inan C-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	ramadan	ramadana	ramadanak	ramadanok
ergative	ramadanek	ramadanak	ramadanek	ramadanok
dative	ramadani	ramadanari	ramadanei	ramadanoi
genitive	ramadanen	ramadanaren	ramadanen	ramadanon
comitative	ramadanekin	ramadanarekin	ramadanekin	ramadanokin
causative	ramadanengatik	ramadanarengatik	ramadanengatik	ramadanongatik
benefactive	ramadanentzat	ramadanarentzat	ramadanentzat	ramadanontzat
instrumental	ramadanez	ramadanaz	ramadanez	ramadanotaz
inessive	ramadanetan	ramadanean	ramadanetan	ramadanotan
locative	ramadanetako	ramadaneko	ramadanetako	ramadanotako
allative	ramadanetara	ramadanera	ramadanetara	ramadanotara
terminative	ramadanetaraino	ramadaneraino	ramadanetaraino	ramadanotaraino
directive	ramadanetarantz	ramadanerantz	ramadanetarantz	ramadanotarantz
destinative	ramadanetarako	ramadanerako	ramadanetarako	ramadanotarako
ablative	ramadanetatik	ramadanetik	ramadanetatik	ramadanotatik
partitive	ramadanik	—	—	—
prolative	ramadantzat	—	—	—

Further reading

• “ramadan”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]

Danish

Noun

ramadan

1. (chiefly in the definite singular, Islam) Ramadan

Declension

Declension of ramadan

common gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	ramadan	ramadanen
genitive	ramadans	ramadanens

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowing from Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑ.mɑ.dɑn/, /rɑ.mɑˈdɑn/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ra‧ma‧dan

Noun

ramadan n (plural ramadans, no diminutive)

1. Ramadan

Finnish

Etymology

From Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑmɑdɑn/, [ˈrɑ̝mɑ̝dɑ̝n]
• Rhymes: -ɑmɑdɑn
• Syllabification^(key): ra‧ma‧dan
• Hyphenation^(key): ra‧ma‧dan

Noun

ramadan

1. (Islam) Ramadan

Declension

Inflection of ramadan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		ramadan	ramadanit
genitive		ramadanin	ramadanien
partitive		ramadania	ramadaneja
illative		ramadaniin	ramadaneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ramadan	ramadanit
accusative	nom.	ramadan	ramadanit
	gen.	ramadanin
genitive		ramadanin	ramadanien
partitive		ramadania	ramadaneja
inessive		ramadanissa	ramadaneissa
elative		ramadanista	ramadaneista
illative		ramadaniin	ramadaneihin
adessive		ramadanilla	ramadaneilla
ablative		ramadanilta	ramadaneilta
allative		ramadanille	ramadaneille
essive		ramadanina	ramadaneina
translative		ramadaniksi	ramadaneiksi
abessive		ramadanitta	ramadaneitta
instructive		—	ramadanein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of ramadan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ramadanini ramadanini accusative nom. ramadanini ramadanini gen. ramadanini genitive ramadanini ramadanieni partitive ramadaniani ramadanejani inessive ramadanissani ramadaneissani elative ramadanistani ramadaneistani illative ramadaniini ramadaneihini adessive ramadanillani ramadaneillani ablative ramadaniltani ramadaneiltani allative ramadanilleni ramadaneilleni essive ramadaninani ramadaneinani translative ramadanikseni ramadaneikseni abessive ramadanittani ramadaneittani instructive — — comitative — ramadaneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ramadanisi ramadanisi accusative nom. ramadanisi ramadanisi gen. ramadanisi genitive ramadanisi ramadaniesi partitive ramadaniasi ramadanejasi inessive ramadanissasi ramadaneissasi elative ramadanistasi ramadaneistasi illative ramadaniisi ramadaneihisi adessive ramadanillasi ramadaneillasi ablative ramadaniltasi ramadaneiltasi allative ramadanillesi ramadaneillesi essive ramadaninasi ramadaneinasi translative ramadaniksesi ramadaneiksesi abessive ramadanittasi ramadaneittasi instructive — — comitative — ramadaneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ramadanimme ramadanimme accusative nom. ramadanimme ramadanimme gen. ramadanimme genitive ramadanimme ramadaniemme partitive ramadaniamme ramadanejamme inessive ramadanissamme ramadaneissamme elative ramadanistamme ramadaneistamme illative ramadaniimme ramadaneihimme adessive ramadanillamme ramadaneillamme ablative ramadaniltamme ramadaneiltamme allative ramadanillemme ramadaneillemme essive ramadaninamme ramadaneinamme translative ramadaniksemme ramadaneiksemme abessive ramadanittamme ramadaneittamme instructive — — comitative — ramadaneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ramadaninne ramadaninne accusative nom. ramadaninne ramadaninne gen. ramadaninne genitive ramadaninne ramadanienne partitive ramadanianne ramadanejanne inessive ramadanissanne ramadaneissanne elative ramadanistanne ramadaneistanne illative ramadaniinne ramadaneihinne adessive ramadanillanne ramadaneillanne ablative ramadaniltanne ramadaneiltanne allative ramadanillenne ramadaneillenne essive ramadaninanne ramadaneinanne translative ramadaniksenne ramadaneiksenne abessive ramadanittanne ramadaneittanne instructive — — comitative — ramadaneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ramadaninsa ramadaninsa accusative nom. ramadaninsa ramadaninsa gen. ramadaninsa genitive ramadaninsa ramadaniensa partitive ramadaniaan ramadaniansa ramadanejaan ramadanejansa inessive ramadanissaan ramadanissansa ramadaneissaan ramadaneissansa elative ramadanistaan ramadanistansa ramadaneistaan ramadaneistansa illative ramadaniinsa ramadaneihinsa adessive ramadanillaan ramadanillansa ramadaneillaan ramadaneillansa ablative ramadaniltaan ramadaniltansa ramadaneiltaan ramadaneiltansa allative ramadanilleen ramadanillensa ramadaneilleen ramadaneillensa essive ramadaninaan ramadaninansa ramadaneinaan ramadaneinansa translative ramadanikseen ramadaniksensa ramadaneikseen ramadaneiksensa abessive ramadanittaan ramadanittansa ramadaneittaan ramadaneittansa instructive — — comitative — ramadaneineen ramadaneinensa

Further reading

• “ramadan”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• armadan, draaman

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁa.ma.dɑ̃/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

  (file)

Noun

ramadan m (plural ramadans)

1. (Islam) Ramadan (holy ninth month of Islamic lunar calendar)

See also

Islamic calendar monthsedit

• mouharram
• safar
• rabi I^er
• rabi II
• djoumada I^er
• djoumada II
• radjab
• chaabane
• ramadan
• chawwal
• dhoul-qaada
• dhoul-hidja

Further reading

• “ramadan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Ligurian

Alternative forms

• ramadàn

Etymology

From Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra.maˈdaŋ/

Noun

ramadan m (invariable)

1. (Islam) Ramadan
2. noise, din

Polish

Alternative forms

• ramazan

Etymology

Transliteration of Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raˈma.dan/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -adan
• Syllabification: ra‧ma‧dan

Noun

ramadan m inan

1. (Islam) Ramadan (holy ninth month of Islamic lunar calendar)
2. (Islam) Ramadan fasting

Declension

Declension of ramadan

	singular
nominative	ramadan
genitive	ramadanu
dative	ramadanowi
accusative	ramadan
instrumental	ramadanem
locative	ramadanie
vocative	ramadanie

Derived terms

adjective

• ramadanowy

Further reading

• “ramadan”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Swedish

Etymology

From Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān).

Noun

ramadan c (genitive ramadans)

1. (Islam) Ramadan
   • 1898, Verner von Heidenstam, Karolinerna II‎^[3], Albert Bonniers förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken, courtesy of Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 14 August 2025, page 53:

     – Min son drömde en natt i ramadan att han såg mig omfamna och kyssa en [slavinna].

     "My son dreamed one night in Ramadan that he saw me embracing and kissing a female slave."

   • 1929, Marika Stiernstedt, “Besök hos de ringa”, in Hos hög och låg i Marocko‎^[4], Albert Bonniers förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken, courtesy of Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 14 August 2025, page 229:

     Nymånen avgör ramadans början, liksom dess slut.

     The new moon determines the beginning of Ramadan, as well as its end.

   • 2020 November 10, Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore, “Ramadan”, in isof.se‎^[5], archived from the original on 12 March 2025:

     Den muslimska högtiden ramadan är en helig fastemånad som praktiseras av många muslimer.

     The Muslim holiday of Ramadan is a holy month of fasting observed by many Muslims.

References

• “ramadan”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)