ذو الحجہ

Urdu

Alternative forms

ذُو الْحِج (zūl-hij), ذِی الْحِج (zīl-hij), ذِی الْحِجَّہ (zīl-hijja)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ذو‌الحجه (zūlhijja), from Arabic ذُو الحِجَّة (ḏū l-ḥijja). By surface analysis, Arabic ذُو (ḏū, “possessed of”) +‎ Arabic الحِجَّة (al-ḥijja, “the hajj”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /zuːl.ɦɪd̪.d͡ʒɑ(ː)/
  • (common) IPA(key): /zʊl.ɦɪd̪.d͡ʒɑː/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː

Proper noun

ذُو الْحِجَّہ • (zūl-hijja) m (Hindi spelling ज़ुल-हिज्जा)

  1. (Islam) Dhu'l-Hijja (twelfth and final month of the Islamic calendar, during which the hajj takes place)

See also

Hijri calendar months in Urdu · ہِجْری تَقْوِیم (hijrī taqvīm) (layout · text)
Muharram Safar Rabi I Rabi II
مُحَرَّم (muharram) صَفَر (safar) رَبِیعُ الْاَوَّل (rabī'-ul-avval) رَبِیعُ الثّانی (rabī'ussānī)
Jumada I Jumada II Rajab Sha'ban
جَمادی الْاَوَّل (jamādī-ul-avval) جمادی الثّانی (jamādīussānī) رَجَب (rajab) شَعْبان (śa'bān)
Ramadan Shawwal Dhu'l-Qa'da Dhu'l-Hijja
رَمَضان (ramazān) شَوال (śavāl) ذُو الْقَعْدَہ (zūl-qa'da) ذُو الْحِجَّہ (zūl-hijja)

References

  • “ذو+الحجہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “ذو+الحج”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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