آب

ar-proper noun

آب • (ʔāb) m

ʔāb (romanization)
آب (definite diptote informal singular)
آبُ (definite diptote nominative singular)
آبَ (accusative definite diptote singular)
آبَ (definite diptote genitive singular)

→ Persian: آب (âb, “August”)

From Classical Syriac ܐܒ (ʾāḇ), ultimately from Akkadian 𒌚𒉈 (Abum). Cognate with Hebrew אָב (av, “Av, the fifth month of the Hebrew lunisolar calendar”).

cognate

(Mashreq, especially Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, Iraq) August (eighth month of the Gregorian and Julian calendars)

especially Syria; Jordan; especially Syria; Jordan


صفر

ar-proper noun

صَفَر • (ṣafar) m (plural أَصْفَار (ʔaṣfār))

صَفَر (canonical)
ṣafar (romanization)
أَصْفَار (plural)
صَفَر (definite informal singular triptote)
صَفَرٌ (definite nominative singular triptote)
صَفَرًا (accusative definite singular triptote)
صَفَرٍ (definite genitive singular triptote)
صَفَرَيْن (definite dual informal singular triptote)
صَفَرَانِ (definite dual nominative singular triptote)
صَفَرَيْنِ (accusative definite dual singular triptote)
صَفَرَيْنِ (definite dual genitive singular triptote)
أَصْفَار (broken-form definite informal plural triptote)
أَصْفَارٌ (broken-form definite nominative plural triptote)
أَصْفَارًا (accusative broken-form definite plural triptote)
أَصْفَارٍ (broken-form definite genitive plural triptote)

From ص ف ر (ṣ f r, “void”), supposedly because pagan Arabs looted during this month and left the houses empty.

Safar, the second of the twelve months of the Muslim lunar calendar, each beginning with a new moon.

رَبِيع الْآخِررَبِيع الثَّانِي

rabīʕ aṯ-ṯānī

جُمَادَى الْآخِرَةجُمَادَى الثَّانِي

jumādā ṯ-ṯānī


كانون الثاني

كَانُون الثَّانِي

كَانُون الثَّانِي • (kānūn aṯ-ṯānī) m

كَانُون الثَّانِي (canonical)
kānūn aṯ-ṯānī (romanization)
كَانُون الثَّانِي (definite diptote informal singular)
كَانُونُ الثَّانِي (definite diptote nominative singular)
كَانُونَ الثَّانِيَ (accusative definite diptote singular)
كَانُونَ الثَّانِي (definite diptote genitive singular)

desctree

→ Ottoman Turkish: كانون ثانی (kanun-ı sani)
Turkish: kânunusani

→ Persian: کانون ثانی (kânun-e sâni)

January (Solar calendar used in Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, and Iraq)

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شباط

ar-proper noun

شُبَاط • (šubāṭ) m

شُبَاط (canonical)
šubāṭ (romanization)
شُبَاط (definite diptote informal singular)
شُبَاطُ (definite diptote nominative singular)
شُبَاطَ (accusative definite diptote singular)
شُبَاطَ (definite diptote genitive singular)

→ Persian: شباط (šobât)

From Classical Syriac ܫܒܛ (šḇāṭ), ultimately from Akkadian 𒌚𒀾 (Šabāṭum). Cognate with Hebrew שְׁבָט (sh'vat, “Shebat, the eleventh month of the Hebrew lunisolar calendar”).

cognate

February (Solar calendar used in Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, and Iraq)

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آذار

ar-proper noun

آذَار • (ʔāḏār) m

آذَار (canonical)
ʔāḏār (romanization)
آذَار (definite diptote informal singular)
آذَارُ (definite diptote nominative singular)
آذَارَ (accusative definite diptote singular)
آذَارَ (definite diptote genitive singular)

→ Persian: آذار (âzâr)

From Classical Syriac ܐܕܪ (ʾāḏār), ultimately from Akkadian 𒌚𒊺 (addāru). Cognate with Hebrew אֲדָר (ădar, “Aḏar, the twelfth month of the Hebrew lunisolar calendar”).

cognate

March (Solar calendar used in Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq)


نيسان

ar-proper noun

نَيْسَان • (naysān) m

نَيْسَان (canonical)
naysān (romanization)
نَيْسَان (definite informal singular triptote)
نَيْسَانٌ (definite nominative singular triptote)
نَيْسَانًا (accusative definite singular triptote)
نَيْسَانٍ (definite genitive singular triptote)

desctree

→ Ottoman Turkish: نیسان (nisan)
Turkish: nisan
Northern Kurdish: nîsan

→ Persian: نَیسان (neysân)

From Akkadian 𒌚𒁈 (nisannum) through Classical Syriac ܢܝܣܢ (nīsan), but ultimately from Sumerian 𒉠 (nisag̃). Cognate with Hebrew נִיסָן (nisan, “Nisan, the first month of the Hebrew lunisolar calendar”).

cognate

April (Solar calendar used in Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq)


حزيران

ar-proper noun

حَزِيرَان • (ḥazīrān) m

حَزِيرَان (canonical)
ḥazīrān (romanization)
حَزِيرَان (definite diptote informal singular)
حَزِيرَانُ (definite diptote nominative singular)
حَزِيرَانَ (accusative definite diptote singular)
حَزِيرَانَ (definite diptote genitive singular)

→ Persian: حزیران (hazirân)

June (Solar calendar used in Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq)


تموز

تَمُّوز • (tammūz) m

تَمُّوز (canonical)
tammūz (romanization)
تَمُّوز (definite diptote informal singular)
تَمُّوزُ (definite diptote nominative singular)
تَمُّوزَ (accusative definite diptote singular)
تَمُّوزَ (definite diptote genitive singular)

→ Persian: تمّوز (tammuz)

From Classical Syriac ܬܡܘܙ (tāmūz), ultimately from Akkadian 𒌚𒋗 (dumuzu). Cognate with Hebrew תַּמּוּז (tammuz, “Tammuz, the fourth month of the Hebrew lunisolar calendar”).

cognate

July (Solar calendar used in Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq)


تشرين الأول

ar-proper noun

تِشْرِين الْأَوَّل

تِشْرِين الْأَوَّل • (tišrīn al-ʔawwal) m

تِشْرِين الْأَوَّل (canonical)
tišrīn al-ʔawwal (romanization)
تِشْرِين الْأَوَّل (definite diptote informal singular)
تِشْرِينُ الْأَوَّلُ (definite diptote nominative singular)
تِشْرِينَ الْأَوَّلَ (accusative definite diptote singular)
تِشْرِينَ الْأَوَّلِ (definite diptote genitive singular)

desctree

→ Ottoman Turkish: تشرین اول (teşrin-i evvel)
Turkish: teşrinievvel

desc

تِشرینِ اوّل

→ Persian: تِشرینِ اوّل (tešrin-e avval)

From تِشْرِين (tišrīn), from Classical Syriac ܬܫܪܝܢ (tešrīn, “autumn month”), ultimately from Akkadian 𒌚𒇯 (tišritum), and cognate with Hebrew תִּשְׁרֵי (tišrei, “Tishrei, the seventh month of the Hebrew lunisolar calendar”) + الْأَوَّل (al-ʔawwal, “the first”), as this month is considered the first month of autumn.

cognate

(Mashreq, especially Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, Iraq) October (tenth month of the Gregorian and Julian calendars)

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تشرين الثاني

ar-proper noun

تِشْرِين الثَّانِي

تِشْرِين الثَّانِي • (tišrīn aṯ-ṯānī) m

تِشْرِين الثَّانِي (canonical)
tišrīn aṯ-ṯānī (romanization)
تِشْرِين الثَّانِي (definite diptote informal singular)
تِشْرِينُ الثَّانِي (definite diptote nominative singular)
تِشْرِينَ الثَّانِيَ (accusative definite diptote singular)
تِشْرِينَ الثَّانِي (definite diptote genitive singular)

desctree

→ Ottoman Turkish: تشرین ثانی (teşrin-i sani)
Turkish: teşrinisani

desc

تِشرینِ ثانی

→ Persian: تِشرینِ ثانی (tešrin-e sâni)

From تِشْرِين (tišrīn), from Classical Syriac ܬܫܪܝܢ (tešrīn, “autumn month”), ultimately from Akkadian 𒌚𒇯 (tišritum), and cognate with Hebrew תִּשְׁרֵי (tišrei, “Tishrei, the seventh month of the Hebrew lunisolar calendar”) + الثَّانِي (aṯ-ṯānī, “the second”), as this month is considered the second month of autumn.

(Mashreq, especially Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, Iraq) November (tenth month of the Gregorian and Julian calendars)

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كانون الأول

ar-proper noun

كَانُون الْأَوَّل

كَانُون الْأَوَّل • (kānūn al-ʔawwal) m

كَانُون الْأَوَّل (canonical)
kānūn al-ʔawwal (romanization)
كَانُون الْأَوَّل (definite diptote informal singular)
كَانُونُ الْأَوَّلُ (definite diptote nominative singular)
كَانُونَ الْأَوَّلَ (accusative definite diptote singular)
كَانُونَ الْأَوَّلِ (definite diptote genitive singular)

desctree

→ Ottoman Turkish: كانون اول (kanun-ı evvel)
Turkish: kânunuevvel

→ Persian: کانون اول (kânun-e avval)

December (Solar calendar used in Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, and Iraq)

kānūn aṯ-ṯānī

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مارس

ar-proper noun

مَارِس • (māris) m

مَارِس (canonical)
māris (romanization)
مَارِس (definite diptote informal singular)
مَارِسُ (definite diptote nominative singular)
مَارِسَ (accusative definite diptote singular)
مَارِسَ (definite diptote genitive singular)

March (third month of the Gregorian calendar)


أغسطس

أَغُسْطُس • (ʔaḡusṭus) m

أَغُسْطُس (canonical)
ʔaḡusṭus (romanization)
أَغُسْطُس (definite diptote informal singular)
أَغُسْطُسُ (definite diptote nominative singular)
أَغُسْطُسَ (accusative definite diptote singular)
أَغُسْطُسَ (definite diptote genitive singular)

ar-decl-noun

أَغُسْطُس:di

August (eighth month of the Gregorian calendar)


تشري

ar-noun

تِشْرِيّ • (tišriyy) m

تِشْرِيّ (canonical)
tišriyy (romanization)
تِشْرِي (indefinite informal singular triptote)
التِّشْرِي (definite informal singular triptote)
تِشْرِي (construct informal singular triptote)
تِشْرِيٌّ (indefinite nominative singular triptote)
التِّشْرِيُّ (definite nominative singular triptote)
تِشْرِيُّ (construct nominative singular triptote)
تِشْرِيًّا (accusative indefinite singular triptote)
التِّشْرِيَّ (accusative definite singular triptote)
تِشْرِيَّ (accusative construct singular triptote)
تِشْرِيٍّ (genitive indefinite singular triptote)
التِّشْرِيِّ (definite genitive singular triptote)
تِشْرِيِّ (construct genitive singular triptote)

Tishrei, the first month of the civil year and the seventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the Hebrew calendar.


حشوان

حَشْوَان • (ḥašwān) m

حَشْوَان (canonical)
ḥašwān (romanization)
حَشْوَان (indefinite informal singular triptote)
الْحَشْوَان (definite informal singular triptote)
حَشْوَان (construct informal singular triptote)
حَشْوَانٌ (indefinite nominative singular triptote)
الْحَشْوَانُ (definite nominative singular triptote)
حَشْوَانُ (construct nominative singular triptote)
حَشْوَانًا (accusative indefinite singular triptote)
الْحَشْوَانَ (accusative definite singular triptote)
حَشْوَانَ (accusative construct singular triptote)
حَشْوَانٍ (genitive indefinite singular triptote)
الْحَشْوَانِ (definite genitive singular triptote)
حَشْوَانِ (construct genitive singular triptote)

Cheshvan, the second month of the civil year and the eighth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Hebrew calendar.


كسلو

كَسْلُوّ (canonical)
kasluww (romanization)
كَسْلُوّ (indefinite informal singular triptote)
الْكَسْلُوّ (definite informal singular triptote)
كَسْلُوّ (construct informal singular triptote)
كَسْلُوٌّ (indefinite nominative singular triptote)
الْكَسْلُوُّ (definite nominative singular triptote)
كَسْلُوُّ (construct nominative singular triptote)
كَسْلُوًّا (accusative indefinite singular triptote)
الْكَسْلُوَّ (accusative definite singular triptote)
كَسْلُوَّ (accusative construct singular triptote)
كَسْلُوٍّ (genitive indefinite singular triptote)
الْكَسْلُوِّ (definite genitive singular triptote)
كَسْلُوِّ (construct genitive singular triptote)

Kislev, the third month of the civil year and the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Hebrew calendar.


طيبيت

طِيبِيت • (ṭībīt) m

طِيبِيت (canonical)
ṭībīt (romanization)
طِيبِيت (indefinite informal singular triptote)
الطِّيبِيت (definite informal singular triptote)
طِيبِيت (construct informal singular triptote)
طِيبِيتٌ (indefinite nominative singular triptote)
الطِّيبِيتُ (definite nominative singular triptote)
طِيبِيتُ (construct nominative singular triptote)
طِيبِيتًا (accusative indefinite singular triptote)
الطِّيبِيتَ (accusative definite singular triptote)
طِيبِيتَ (accusative construct singular triptote)
طِيبِيتٍ (genitive indefinite singular triptote)
الطِّيبِيتِ (definite genitive singular triptote)
طِيبِيتِ (construct genitive singular triptote)

Tevet, the fourth month of the civil year and the tenth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Hebrew calendar.


سيوان

سِيوَان • (sīwān) m

سِيوَان (canonical)
sīwān (romanization)
سِيوَان (indefinite informal singular triptote)
السِّيوَان (definite informal singular triptote)
سِيوَان (construct informal singular triptote)
سِيوَانٌ (indefinite nominative singular triptote)
السِّيوَانُ (definite nominative singular triptote)
سِيوَانُ (construct nominative singular triptote)
سِيوَانًا (accusative indefinite singular triptote)
السِّيوَانَ (accusative definite singular triptote)
سِيوَانَ (accusative construct singular triptote)
سِيوَانٍ (genitive indefinite singular triptote)
السِّيوَانِ (definite genitive singular triptote)
سِيوَانِ (construct genitive singular triptote)

Sivan, the ninth month of the civil year and the third month of the ecclesiastical year in the Hebrew calendar.


أيلول

ar-proper noun

أَيْلُول • (ʔaylūl) m

أَيْلُول (canonical)
ʔaylūl (romanization)
أَيْلُول (definite diptote informal singular)
أَيْلُولُ (definite diptote nominative singular)
أَيْلُولَ (accusative definite diptote singular)
أَيْلُولَ (definite diptote genitive singular)

→ Persian: ایلول (eylul)

From Classical Syriac ܐܝܠܘܠ (ˀīlūl), ultimately from Akkadian 𒌚𒆥 (ulūlu). Cognate with Hebrew אֱלוּל (ˀĕlul, “Elul, the sixth month of the Hebrew lunisolar calendar”).

cognate

(Mashreq, especially Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, Iraq) September (ninth month of the Gregorian and Julian calendars)


أيار

ar-proper noun

أَيَّار • (ʔayyār) m

أَيَّار (canonical)
ʔayyār (romanization)
أَيَّار (definite diptote informal singular)
أَيَّارُ (definite diptote nominative singular)
أَيَّارَ (accusative definite diptote singular)
أَيَّارَ (definite diptote genitive singular)

→ Persian: ایّار (ayyâr)

From Classical Syriac ܐܝܪ (ˀīyār), ultimately from Akkadian 𒌚𒄞 (Ayyārum). Cognate with Hebrew אִיָּיר (ˀiyyar, “Iyar, the second month of the Hebrew lunisolar calendar”).

cognate

May (Solar calendar used in Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq)


دسمبر

دِسَمْبِر (canonical)
disambir (romanization)
دِسَمْبِر (definite diptote informal singular)
دِسَمْبِرُ (definite diptote nominative singular)
دِسَمْبِرَ (accusative definite diptote singular)
دِسَمْبِرَ (definite diptote genitive singular)


وعل

ar-noun

وَعِل or وَعْل • (waʕil or waʕl) m (plural وِعْلَان (wiʕlān) or أَوْعَال (ʔawʕāl))

وَعِل (canonical)
وَعْل (canonical)
waʕil (romanization)
waʕl (romanization)
وِعْلَان (plural)
أَوْعَال (plural)
وَعِل (indefinite informal singular triptote)
وَعْل (indefinite informal singular triptote)
الْوَعِل (definite informal singular triptote)
الْوَعْل (definite informal singular triptote)
وَعِل (construct informal singular triptote)
وَعْل (construct informal singular triptote)
وَعِلٌ (indefinite nominative singular triptote)
وَعْلٌ (indefinite nominative singular triptote)
الْوَعِلُ (definite nominative singular triptote)
الْوَعْلُ (definite nominative singular triptote)
وَعِلُ (construct nominative singular triptote)
وَعْلُ (construct nominative singular triptote)
وَعِلًا (accusative indefinite singular triptote)
وَعْلًا (accusative indefinite singular triptote)
الْوَعِلَ (accusative definite singular triptote)
الْوَعْلَ (accusative definite singular triptote)
وَعِلَ (accusative construct singular triptote)
وَعْلَ (accusative construct singular triptote)
وَعِلٍ (genitive indefinite singular triptote)
وَعْلٍ (genitive indefinite singular triptote)
الْوَعِلِ (definite genitive singular triptote)
الْوَعْلِ (definite genitive singular triptote)
وَعِلِ (construct genitive singular triptote)
وَعْلِ (construct genitive singular triptote)
وَعِلَيْن (dual indefinite informal singular triptote)
وَعْلَيْن (dual indefinite informal singular triptote)
الْوَعِلَيْن (definite dual informal singular triptote)
الْوَعْلَيْن (definite dual informal singular triptote)
وَعِلَيْ (construct dual informal singular triptote)
وَعْلَيْ (construct dual informal singular triptote)
وَعِلَانِ (dual indefinite nominative singular triptote)
وَعْلَانِ (dual indefinite nominative singular triptote)
الْوَعِلَانِ (definite dual nominative singular triptote)
الْوَعْلَانِ (definite dual nominative singular triptote)
وَعِلَا (construct dual nominative singular triptote)
وَعْلَا (construct dual nominative singular triptote)
وَعِلَيْنِ (accusative dual indefinite singular triptote)
وَعْلَيْنِ (accusative dual indefinite singular triptote)
الْوَعِلَيْنِ (accusative definite dual singular triptote)
الْوَعْلَيْنِ (accusative definite dual singular triptote)
وَعِلَيْ (accusative construct dual singular triptote)
وَعْلَيْ (accusative construct dual singular triptote)
وَعِلَيْنِ (dual genitive indefinite singular triptote)
وَعْلَيْنِ (dual genitive indefinite singular triptote)
الْوَعِلَيْنِ (definite dual genitive singular triptote)
الْوَعْلَيْنِ (definite dual genitive singular triptote)
وَعِلَيْ (construct dual genitive singular triptote)
وَعْلَيْ (construct dual genitive singular triptote)
وِعْلَان (broken-form indefinite informal plural triptote)
أَوْعَال (broken-form indefinite informal plural triptote)
الْوِعْلَان (broken-form definite informal plural triptote)
الْأَوْعَال (broken-form definite informal plural triptote)
وِعْلَان (broken-form construct informal plural triptote)
أَوْعَال (broken-form construct informal plural triptote)
وِعْلَانٌ (broken-form indefinite nominative plural triptote)
أَوْعَالٌ (broken-form indefinite nominative plural triptote)
الْوِعْلَانُ (broken-form definite nominative plural triptote)
الْأَوْعَالُ (broken-form definite nominative plural triptote)
وِعْلَانُ (broken-form construct nominative plural triptote)
أَوْعَالُ (broken-form construct nominative plural triptote)
وِعْلَانًا (accusative broken-form indefinite plural triptote)
أَوْعَالًا (accusative broken-form indefinite plural triptote)
الْوِعْلَانَ (accusative broken-form definite plural triptote)
الْأَوْعَالَ (accusative broken-form definite plural triptote)
وِعْلَانَ (accusative broken-form construct plural triptote)
أَوْعَالَ (accusative broken-form construct plural triptote)
وِعْلَانٍ (broken-form genitive indefinite plural triptote)
أَوْعَالٍ (broken-form genitive indefinite plural triptote)
الْوِعْلَانِ (broken-form definite genitive plural triptote)
الْأَوْعَالِ (broken-form definite genitive plural triptote)
وِعْلَانِ (broken-form construct genitive plural triptote)
أَوْعَالِ (broken-form construct genitive plural triptote)

From Proto-Semitic *waʕil-. The verb derives from the animal-name through the ideas of “ascending”, "to climb”, “to seek refuge in the mountains”, “to escape”, especially by climbing out of reach.

شَوَّال شوال#Arabic

(obsolete) name of the tenth lunar calendar month in Arabian paganism, called شَوَّال (šawwāl) in Islam