Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rajab

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables: ra-jab
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The seventh month of the Islamic calendar.

Example Sentences

"My departure from Tangier, my birthplace, took place on Thursday the 2nd of the month of God, Rajab the Unique, in the year 725 […]."

Etymology

From Arabic رَجَب (rajab, “respect”).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: رَجَب, ر ج ب

Inflected Forms

Rajabs (plural)

Questions

What does rajab mean?: The seventh month of the Islamic calendar.
Where does rajab come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce rajab

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