Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dhu'l-hijja

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dhu'l-hi-j-ja
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The twelfth and final month of the Islamic calendar, during which the hajj takes place.

Etymology

From Arabic ذُو الْحِجَّة (ḏū l-ḥijja), from Arabic ذُو (ḏū, “possessor of”) + Arabic الْحِجَّة (al-ḥijja, “the pilgrimage”).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: ذُو الْحِجَّة, ح ج ج

Inflected Forms

Dhulhijja (alternative) Dhulhijjah (alternative) Zulhijja (alternative) Zulhijjah (alternative) Dhu'l-Hijjah (alternative) Dhul-Hijja (alternative) Dhul-Hijjah (alternative) Dhu al-Hijja (alternative) Dhu al-Hijjah (alternative) Dhul Hijja (alternative) Dhul Hijjah (alternative) Zilhijjé (alternative)

Synonyms

dhu'l-hijjah dhu al-hijja dhu al-hijjah

Questions

What does dhu'l-hijja mean?: The twelfth and final month of the Islamic calendar, during which the hajj takes place.
Where does dhu'l-hijja come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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