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Jumada

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noun Ju·ma·da \ju̇-ˈmä-də\

Definition of Jumada

  1. :  either of two months of the Islamic year:a :  jumada al-awwalb :  jumada al-thani

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Origin and Etymology of jumada

Arabic Jumādā

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