Ramadan

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Ramadan

/ɹæməˈdɑːn/
/ˈɹæmədæn/
/ɹɑːməˈdɑːn/
/ˈɹɑːmədɑːn/
/ɹəməˈðɑːn/
/ɹəməˈzɑːn/
/ɹəmˈzɑːn/

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Borrowed from Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān).

proper noun Ramadans · Ramazan · Ramadhan · Ramadzan · Rhamadan · Ramzan

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. Sizzling kebabs, delicious kheer and the ever popular haleem -it's a clear sign that Ramadan sure brings with it a culinary awakening. At the same time, Ramadan is all about discipline and faith.
A male given name from Arabic, of Muslim usage.

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Closest in meaning: holy, vegetarian, ramadhan, ramazan, ramzan, ramadzan, rhamadan, eid al-fitr, rajab, iftar, sha'ban, shawwal, sawm, 'eid al-fitr, wajib saum, iftaar

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name holy ninth month of Islamic lunar calendar

Español	ramadán
한국어	라마단 ramadan
日本語	ラマダン ramadan, ラマダーン ramadān
中文	齋戒月 /斋戒月 Zhāijièyuè, 齋月 /斋月 Zhāiyuè, 賴買丹月 /赖买丹月 Làimǎidān yuè, 拉馬丹 /拉马丹 Lāmǎdān
हिन्दी	रमज़ान ramzān
Kiswahili	Ramadhani
Português	Ramadão, Ramadã
Français	ramadan
Deutsch	Ramadan
Italiano	ramadan
Ελληνικά	ραμαζάνι ramazáni
Русский	рамада́н ramadán, рамаза́н ramazán
Tiếng Việt	ra-ma-đan
العربية	رَمَضَان ramaḍān
עברית	רמדאן ramadan

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@misc{ramadan_2026,
  title = {Ramadan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ramadan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}