Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jumada i

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: ju-mada i
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The fifth month of the Islamic calendar.

Example Sentences

"After that, on the 1st of First Jumada, we arrived at the city of al-Iskandariyah, may God protect her!"
"According to Ibn Ḥumayd—Salamah—Ibn Isḥāq: After the Messenger of God had returned to Medina from Dhāt al-Riqā‘, he remained there for the rest of Jumādā al-Ūla, Jumādā al-Ākhirah, and Rajab (late October 62 5 to early January 626)."
"During the night and following day of 11 Jumadda I, there was an earthquake in Zabid and its districts; tremors continued day and night and the people were alarmed."
"A pigeon-post was delivered to Damascus on Wednesday, Jumādā I 8 (February 11, 1299) with the information of al-Malik al-Nasir's investiture at the Cairo Citadel."

Etymology

Partial calque of Arabic جُمَادَى الْأُولَى (jumādā l-ʔūlā, “Jumada the First”).

Word Breakdown

Root: ج م د

Synonyms

Jumada'l-Ula Jumada al-Ula Jumada-l-Oola Jumada'l-Awwal Jumada al-Awwal Jumadi-ul-Awwal Jamadi-ul-Awwal Jumada First First Jumada

Questions

What does jumada i mean?: The fifth month of the Islamic calendar.
Where does jumada i come from?: Partial calque of Arabic جُمَادَى الْأُولَى (jumādā l-ʔūlā, “Jumada the First”).

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