Shaban

[shuh-bahn, shah-, shaw-]

noun

the eighth month of the Muslim calendar.

Compare Muslim calendar.

Origin of Shaban

First recorded in 1760–70, Shaban is from the Arabic word shaʿbān

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Historical Examples of shaban

It was the office of Shaban, as chief eunuch, to keep the key of the ladies apartment.
Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century
Samuel Johnson
On the 2d of the moon Shaban, shortly after the hour of afternoon prayer, the signal was fired and the tents fell.
A Narrative of the Expedition to Dongola and Sennaar
George Bethune English

British Dictionary definitions for shaban

Shaban

Shaaban

noun

the eighth month of the Muslim year

Word Origin for Shaban

from Arabic sha`bān

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