شعبان
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ش ع ب (š ʕ b) |
| 6 terms |
Etymology
From شَعَبَ (šaʕaba, “to scatter, to disperse”). The term literally means "scattered" in Arabic, and is the time when ancient people dispersed to find water.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃaʕ.baːn/
- Rhymes: -aːn
Proper noun
شَعْبَان • (šaʕbān) m
- Sha'ban, the eighth of the twelve months of the Muslim lunar calendar, each beginning with a new moon.
Declension
| singular | basic singular diptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | — | شَعْبَان šaʕbān |
— |
| nominative | — | شَعْبَانُ šaʕbānu |
— |
| accusative | — | شَعْبَانَ šaʕbāna |
— |
| genitive | — | شَعْبَانَ šaʕbāna |
— |
Descendants
- → Ottoman Turkish: شعبان (şaban)
- Turkish: Şaban
- → Chinese: 舍爾邦月 / 舍尔邦月 (Shè'ěrbāngyuè)
- → Swahili: Shaabani
See also
| Muharram | Safar | Rabi I | Rabi II |
| اَلْمُحَرَّم (al-muḥarram) مُحَرَّم (muḥarram) |
صَفَر (ṣafar) | رَبِيع الْأَوَّل (rabīʕ al-ʔawwal) | رَبِيع الْآخِر (rabīʕ al-ʔāḵir) رَبِيع الثَّانِي (rabīʕ aṯ-ṯānī) |
| Jumada I | Jumada II | Rajab | Sha'ban |
| جُمَادَى الْأُولَى (jumādā l-ʔūlā) | جُمَادَى الْآخِرَة (jumādā l-ʔāḵira) جُمَادَى الثَّانِي (jumādā ṯ-ṯānī) |
رَجَب (rajab) | شَعْبَان (šaʕbān) |
| Ramadan | Shawwal | Dhu'l-Qa'da | Dhu'l-Hijja |
| رَمَضَان (ramaḍān) | شَوَّال (šawwāl) | ذُو الْقَعْدَة (ḏū l-qaʕda) | ذُو الْحِجَّة (ḏū l-ḥijja) |