عاشورا

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَاشُورَاء (ʕāšūrāʔ).

Proper noun

عاشورا • ('âšurâ)

  1. (Islam) Ashura, a holy day falling on the 10th day of Muharram, commemorating the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali at Karbala in 680 AD.
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