شعبان

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Arabic

Root
ش ع ب (š ʕ b)
4 terms

Etymology

From شَعَبَ (šaʕaba, “to scatter, to disperse”). The term literally means "scattered" in Arabic, and is the time when ancient people dispersed to find water.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

شَعْبَان • (šaʕbān) m

  1. Sha'ban, the eighth of the twelve months of the Muslim lunar calendar, each beginning with a new moon.

Declension

Declension of noun شَعْبَان (šaʕbān)
Singular basic singular diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal — شَعْبَان
šaʕbān 		—
Nominative — شَعْبَانُ
šaʕbānu 		—
Accusative — شَعْبَانَ
šaʕbāna 		—
Genitive — شَعْبَانَ
šaʕbāna 		—

Descendants

  • → Ottoman Turkish: شعبان (şaban)
  • → Chinese: 舍爾邦月／舍尔邦月 (Shè'ěrbāngyuè)
  • → Swahili: Shaabani

See also

Hijri calendar months in Arabic · الْأَشْهُر فِي التَّقْوِيمِ الْهِجْرِيّ (al-ʔašhur fī at-taqwīmi al-hijriyy) (layout · text)
Muharram Safar Rabi I Rabi II
اَلْمُحَرَّم (al-muḥarram)
مُحَرَّم (muḥarram) 		صَفَر (ṣafar) رَبِيع الْأَوَّل (rabīʕ al-ʔawwal) رَبِيع الْآخِر (rabīʕ al-ʔāḵir)
رَبِيع الثَّانِي (rabīʕ aṯ-ṯānī)
Jumada I Jumada II Rajab Sha'ban
جُمَادَى الْأُولَى (jumādā l-ʔūlā) جُمَادَى الْآخِرَة (jumādā l-ʔāḵira)
جُمَادَى الثَّانِي (jumādā ṯ-ṯānī) 		رَجَب (rajab) شَعْبَان (šaʕbān)
Ramadan Shawwal Dhu'l-Qa'da Dhu'l-Hijja
رَمَضَان (ramaḍān) شَوَّال (šawwāl) ذُو الْقَعْدَة (ḏū l-qaʕda) ذُو الْحِجَّة (ḏū l-ḥijja)
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