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Shawwal

[shuh-wahl]
noun
  1. the tenth month of the Muslim calendar.
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Origin of Shawwal

First recorded in 1760–70, Shawwal is from the Arabic word shawwāl
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Historical Examples of shawwal

  • Shawwal is the month that follows it, which begins with the great feast of Bairam, the festival referred to in line 4.

    The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam

    Omar Khayyam

British Dictionary definitions for shawwal

Shawwal

noun
  1. the tenth month of the Muslim year
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Word Origin for Shawwal

from Arabic
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