Dhu ʾl-hijjah
[ dool hij-uh ]
/ dul ˈhɪdʒ ə /
noun
Islam.
the twelfth month of the Muslim calendar, in leap year containing one extra day.
Also
Dhu ʾl-hijja,
Zu ʾl-hij·jah
[zool-hij-ah] /zulˈhɪdʒ ɑ/.
Compare
Muslim calendar.
Origin of Dhu ʾl-hijjah
First recorded in 1760–70,
Dhu ʾl-hijjah is from the Arabic word
dhū al-ḥijjah