Bairam

American

[bahy-rahm, bahy-rahm] / baɪˈrɑm, ˈbaɪ rɑm /

noun

Eid al-Adha.

Bairam British

/ baɪˈræm, ˈbaɪræm /

noun

either of two Muslim festivals, one ( Lesser Bairam ) falling at the end of Ramadan, the other ( Greater Bairam ) 70 days later at the end of the Islamic year

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Etymology

Origin of Bairam

1590–1600; < Turkish bayram literally, holiday, festival, probably ultimately < Persian

Example Sentences

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I said, very well, this year instead of saying the Bairam prayers in Sinai, I shall pray in Al Aqsa.

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In spite of the three-day Moslem Feast of Bairam, Dr. Ghoneim put 80 laborers to work making the underground passageways navigable for visitors.

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It was the second day of Korban Bairam, four-day Mohammedan feast commemorating Abraham's sacrifice to God of a ram instead of his firstborn son Ismael,� reputed ancestor of all Moslems.

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Arab members of his bureau had already celebrated Courban Bairam, their holy festival; the Copts and Orthodox adherents would not celebrate theirs until Jan. 7.

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What's the Feast of Bairam beside the Derby-day, or your confounded coloring beside a well-done cutlet?

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