dhu l-qada

American  

[dool kah-duh] / ˌdul ˈkɑ də /

Or Zu ʾl-kadah

noun

1. the eleventh month of the Islamic calendar.

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Etymology

Origin of dhu l-qada

First recorded in 1760–70; from Arabic dhū al-qaʿdah “the one of the sitting, of the truce,” from dhū “one that is of” + al- “the” + qaʿdah “a sitting”