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Dhu ʾl-Hijjah

[ dool hij-uh ]

noun

  1. the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar, in leap year containing one extra day.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Dhu ʾl-Hijjah1

First recorded in 1760–70; from Arabic dhū al-ḥijjah “the one of the pilgrimage, who possess the pilgrimage, month of the pilgrimage,” from dhū “one that is of” + al- “the” + hajj ( def )

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