Jumada al-Awwal

[ joo-mah-dah awl-uh-wawl ]

noun

1. the fifth month of the Islamic calendar.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Jumada al-Awwal¹

First recorded in 1760–70; from Arabic jumādā al-ʾawwal “the first Jumada,” from jumādā (akin to jamada “to freeze”) + al “the” + ʾawwal “first”