Shaw·wal (sh -wäl )n. The tenth month of the year in the Islamic calendar. See Table at calendar. [Arabic  aww l, from la, to rise; see  wl in Semitic roots.] |
Shawwal [ʃəˈwɑːl]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Islam) the tenth month of the Muslim year
[from Arabic]
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| Noun | 1. | Shawwal - the tenth month of the Islamic calendar Islamic calendar, Mohammedan calendar, Moslem calendar, Muhammadan calendar, Muslim calendar - the lunar calendar used by Muslims; dates from 622 AD (the year of the Hegira); the beginning of the Muslim year retrogresses through the solar year completing the cycle every 32 years Islamic calendar month - any lunar month in the Muslim calendar |
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