Randan

See also: randan

Maltese

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Etymology

From Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān, “Ramadan”). The use of the word attests to the fact that—though Malta had been Christian before the Arab conquest—modern Maltese people mainly descend from converted Muslims. Arabic-speaking Christians otherwise use the terms اَلصَّوْمُ الْكَبِير (aṣ-ṣawmu l-kabīr, literally “great fast”) or صَوْمُ الْأَرْبَعِين (ṣawmu l-ʔarbaʕīn, literally “fast of the forty”). Compare also Għisa (obsolete for “Jesus”). Doublet of Ramadan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ranˈdaːn/
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

Randan m (plural Randanijiet)

  1. (Christianity) Lent (Christian period of penitence and fasting before Easter)

Derived terms

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