'Id al-Fitr

(ēd əl-fĭtˈər)

also Eid al-Fitr

noun
Islam
A festival that ends the fast of Ramadan.

Origin:

Origin: Arabic ‘Īd al-Fiṭr, Feast of Breaking the Fast

Origin: : ‘īd, feast (from Aramaic ‘ed, day of assembly, from ‘ad, to fix a time; see wעd in Semitic roots)

Origin: + al-, the

Origin: + fiṭr, breaking the fast (from faṭara, to split, break, break the fast; see pṭr in Semitic roots)

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