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- [ram-uh-dahn]
- /ˌræm əˈdɑn/
- /ˈræm.ə.dæn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ram-uh-dahn]
- /ˌræm əˈdɑn/
Definitions of ramadan word
- noun ramadan the ninth month of the Muslim calendar. Compare Muslim calendar. 1
- noun ramadan the daily fast that is rigidly enjoined from dawn until sunset during this month. 1
- uncountable noun ramadan Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim year, when Muslims do not eat between the rising and setting of the sun. During Ramadan, Muslims celebrate the fact that it was in this month that God first revealed the words of the Quran to Mohammed. 0
- noun ramadan the ninth month of the Muslim year, lasting 29 or 30 days, during which strict fasting is observed from dawn to sunset 0
- noun ramadan the ninth month of the Muslim year, a period of daily fasting from sunrise to sunset 0
- noun ramadan the fasting in this period 0
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Origin of ramadan
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600, Ramadan is from the Arabic word ramaḍān
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Parts of speech for Ramadan
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ramadan popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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