Dhu ʾl-Hijjah
[ dool hij-uh ]
noun
the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar, in leap year containing one extra day.
Origin of Dhu ʾl-Hijjah
1First recorded in 1760–70; from Arabic dhū al-ḥijjah “the one of the pilgrimage, who possess the pilgrimage, month of the pilgrimage,” from dhū “one that is of” + al- “the” + hajj
- Also Dhu ʾl-Hij··ja, Zu ʾl-Hij·jah .
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