Rajab

American  

[ruh-jab] / rəˈdʒæb /

noun

1. the seventh month of the Islamic calendar.

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Rajab British  

/ rəˈdʒæb /

noun

1. the seventh month of the Muslim year

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Etymology

Origin of Rajab

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

Example Sentences

The director of The Voice of Hind Rajab explains how the real-life emergency call of a five-year-old Gazan girl became the basis for an acclaimed film.

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026

"Sentimental Value" will compete in the foreign language film category against Brazilian crime thriller "The Secret Agent", Cannes' top Palme d'Or winner "It Was Just An Accident" and Palestinian docudrama "The Voice of Hind Rajab".

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

“Come get me, please,” 6-year-old Hind Rajab pleaded over the phone, in Arabic, to volunteers at the Palestine Red Crescent Emergency Call Center in Ramallah, 56 miles away in the West Bank.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Rajab echoed the thoughts of residents, analysts and aid workers who see in Israel’s assault a larger plan to recast the camps as ordinary city neighborhoods, not refugee havens.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

Either, therefore, the festival which he witnessed was the New Year's Day festival, or the traveller was in error in giving the month "Rajab."

From A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): a contribution to the history of India by Sewell, Robert