Rabi al-Awwal

[ ruhb-ee awl-uh-wawl ]

noun

1. the third month of the Islamic calendar.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Rabi al-Awwal¹

First recorded in 1835–45; from Arabic rabīʿ al-ʾawwal “the first spring,” from rabīʿ “spring” + al “the” + ʾawwal “first”