Ramadan definition

rămə-dän, rămə-dän

The ninth month of the year in the Islamic calendar.

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A fast, held from sunrise to sunset, that is carried out during this period.

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The ninth month of the Muslim year, a period of daily fasting from sunrise to sunset.

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The fasting in this period.

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(Islam) The holy ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, during which Muslims fast between the break of dawn until sunset; they also refrain from drinking liquids, smoking and having sexual relations.

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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:

ramadan

Plural:

ramadans

Origin of ramadan

Arabic ramaḍān from ramaḍ dryness from ramiḍa to be scorched rmṣ́ in Semitic roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Arabic رمضان (ramaḍān), from ارتمض (irtámaḍa, “to be consumed by grief and sorrow").

From Wiktionary