Rajab

noun

Ra·​jab rə-ˈjab How to pronounce Rajab (audio)
: the seventh month of the Islamic year see Months of the Principal Calendars Table

Examples of Rajab in a Sentence

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Claudia Sheinbaum Says Mexico Has 'Plan' For Trump Tariffs By Tahar Rajab News and Features Journalist 110 President Donald Trump will impose 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada, coming into effect on Saturday. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025 The attack killed her uncle, aunt and three cousins, with Rajab and another cousin surviving. Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2025 This past summer, the March 30 Movement, whose legal arm is called the Hind Rajab Foundation, submitted a case in the Netherlands involving a Dutch-Israeli I.D.F. soldier. Annie Hylton, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025 The case against him followed a complaint brought by the Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) – a group that has tracked the activities of Israeli soldiers serving in Gaza and has brought a series of other lawsuits. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025 In February, the two were dispatched to rescue Hind Rajab, a 6-year-old girl who was trapped in a vehicle with several dead family members. Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025 On January 29th, for instance, six-year-old Hind Rajab and her family tried to flee to safety. Stefanie Fox, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024 The car in which 6-year-old Hind Rajab and six members of her family were killed. Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 22 July 2024 The center named for the Founding Father was commandeered, if briefly, in honor of a six-year-old Palestinian girl, Hind Rajab. Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024

Word History

Etymology

Arabic

First Known Use

circa 1771, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Rajab was circa 1771

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“Rajab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Rajab. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.

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