عاشوراء

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ش ر (ʕ š r), related to the number 10.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕaː.ʃuː.raːʔ/

Proper noun

عَاشُورَاء • (ʕāšūrāʔ) m

  1. Ashura, the tenth day of the first Islamic month of Muharram, a Muslim holiday

Declension

Declension of noun عَاشُورَاء (ʕāšūrāʔ)
singular basic singular diptote
indefinite definite construct
informal — عَاشُورَاء
ʕāšūrāʔ 		—
nominative — عَاشُورَاءُ
ʕāšūrāʔu 		—
accusative — عَاشُورَاءَ
ʕāšūrāʔa 		—
genitive — عَاشُورَاءَ
ʕāšūrāʔa 		—

Descendants

  • Gulf Arabic: عاشوراء (ʕāšūrāʔ), عاشور (ʕāšūr) (dialectal, Bahrain)
  • → Bengali: আশুরা (aśura)
  • → English: Ashura
  • → Javanese: ꦱꦸꦫ (Sura)
    • → Sundanese: ᮞᮥᮛ (Sura)
  • → Northern Kurdish: eşûra
  • → Persian: عاشورا ('âšurâ)
  • → Turkish: Aşure
  • → Urdu: عاشورا ('āśorā)
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