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Meaning of RAMADAN

Pronunciation:  `ramu'dân

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  the ninth month of the Moslem calendar
 

RAMADAN is a 7 letter word that starts with R.

 

 See Also: Islamic calendar month, Mohammedan calendar, Moslem calendar, Muhammadan calendar, Muslim calendar

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ram`a*dan"\, n. [Ar. ramad[=a]n, or ramaz[=a]n,
properly, the hot month.] [Written also {Ramadhan},
{Ramadzan}, and {Rhamadan}.]
1. The ninth Mohammedan month.

2. The great annual fast of the Mohammedans, kept during
   daylight through the ninth month.

 

 

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