Rabi al-Thani

[ ruhb-ee awl-tah-nee ]

noun

1. the fourth month of the Islamic calendar.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Rabi al-Thani¹

First recorded in 1835–45; from Arabic rabīʿ ath-thānī “the second spring,” from rabīʿ “spring” + ath- (assimilated variant of al- “the”) + thānī “second”