Adar Sheni

[ English, Ashkenazic Hebrew uh-dahr shey-nee; Sephardic Hebrew shey-nee ]

noun

1. another term for Adar II.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Adar Sheni¹

First recorded in 1850–55; from Hebrew ădhār shēnî “second Adar,” from ădhār Adar ( def ) + shēnî “second” (ordinal form of shĕnayîm “two”)