Rajab

[ruh-jab]

noun

1. the seventh month of the Islamic calendar.

Rajab

/ rəˈdʒæb /

noun

1. the seventh month of the Muslim year

Word History and Origins

Origin of Rajab¹

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

Example Sentences

Gen. Anwar Rajab, adding that his forces could handle security and that Israel was undermining their authority with its actions.

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“Voice of Hind Rajab” is being released by relatively new player Willa, while both “Palestine 36” and “All That’s Left of You” are set for release by Watermelon Pictures, traditionally a production entity.

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Word of the ceasefire came early Thursday morning in Gaza, as Mohammad Rajab, 62, was still asleep.

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The film tells the real-life story of Rajab, a 6-year-old Palestinian girl whose final hours trapped in a car under intense fire from an IDF tank were spent pleading to be saved.

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The Voice of Hind Rajab looks likely to win an award in Venice and potentially at the Oscars too.

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