Rajab

[ ruh-jab ]
/ rəˈdʒæb /

noun

the seventh month of the Muslim calendar.
Compare Muslim calendar.

Origin of Rajab

Borrowed into English from Arabic around 1760–70

Example sentences from the Web for rajab

  • Muarram, Rajab, l-qada (as also l-ijja) are honoured months.

    The Bbur-nma in English |Babur, Emperor of Hindustan

  • Perhaps he thought that his friend Rajab Ali might have consulted him before sending a new and untried spy into the city.

    Barclay of the Guides |Herbert Strang

  • On Wednesday the 29th of Rajab we rode out to over-run them.

    The Bbur-nma in English |Babur, Emperor of Hindustan

British Dictionary definitions for rajab

Rajab
/ (rəˈdʒæb) /

noun

the seventh month of the Muslim year