Rajab

[ruh-jab]

noun

1. the seventh month of the Islamic calendar.

Rajab

/ rəˈdʒæb /

noun

1. the seventh month of the Muslim year

Word History and Origins

Origin of Rajab¹

First recorded in 1760–70; from Arabic rajab, akin to rajaba “to fear, respect”

Example Sentences

Word of the ceasefire came early Thursday morning in Gaza, as Mohammad Rajab, 62, was still asleep.

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The film tells the real-life story of Rajab, a 6-year-old Palestinian girl whose final hours trapped in a car under intense fire from an IDF tank were spent pleading to be saved.

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The Voice of Hind Rajab looks likely to win an award in Venice and potentially at the Oscars too.

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The Hind Rajab Foundation called the arrest of the Israelis a "significant step forward".

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Rajab Butt, who has 5.6 million subscribers, was presented the cub as a wedding gift.

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