Rajab

noun

Ra·​jab rə-ˈjab How to pronounce Rajab (audio)
: the seventh month of the Islamic year see Months of the Principal Calendars Table

Examples of Rajab in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web On February 10 this year, the decomposing remains of six-year-old Hind Rajab were found, the shattering end to a search that began after her SOS call was broadcast by the Palestine Red Crescent. Hazlitt, 6 Mar. 2024 The mother of Hind Rajab, the 6-year-old girl who was found dead in Gaza City almost two weeks after she was last heard pleading with emergency dispatchers to rescue her from a car trapped by Israeli fire, described her devastation in an interview with NBC News. Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2024 The body of Hind Rajab, the 6-year-old missing for 12 days since losing touch with rescue workers after her family car was fired on in Gaza, has been found, the Palestine Red Crescent Society said Saturday. Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2024 The body of Hind Rajab, the 6-year-old missing for 12 days since losing touch with rescue workers desperately trying to save her after the family car was fired on in Gaza City, has been found, the Palestine Red Crescent Society said Saturday. Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024 Like nearly everyone huddled in Gaza’s ruins, Palestinian activist Mai Rajab hoped for a more durable pause than this one, which fell on her birthday. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2023 But the latter are becoming cheaper, according to the study’s authors, Rajab Khalilpour and Anthony Vassallo of the University of Sydney. Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 26 July 2023 Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar, Rajab is the third month, Dhul-Qaddah is the eleventh month and Dhul-Hijjah is the twelfth and final month. Manal Aman, Woman's Day, 12 June 2023 Three of the four sacred months are consecutive and one month (Rajab) is stand-alone. Manal Aman, Woman's Day, 12 June 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Arabic

First Known Use

circa 1771, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Rajab was circa 1771

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“Rajab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Rajab. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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