Shaʽban

noun

variants or less commonly Shaaban

shəˈbän,

shäˈb-,

shȯˈb-

plural -s

: the 8th month of the Islamic year see Months of the Principal Calendars Table

Word History

Etymology

Arabic shaʽbān

First Known Use

circa 1771, in the meaning defined above

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