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

“Nobody wants an Islamic state,” says Nabeel Rajab, the president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights.

From The Daily Beast

Perhaps he thought that his friend Rajab Ali might have consulted him before sending a new and untried spy into the city.

From Project Gutenberg

On Wednesday the 29th of Rajab we rode out to over-run them.

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Muarram, Rajab, l-qada (as also l-ijja) are honoured months.

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Two others of his daughters, Rajab-sultn and Muibb-sultn, were by mistresses (ghnchach).

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