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

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On January 29th, for instance, six-year-old Hind Rajab and her family tried to flee to safety. Stefanie Fox, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024 The car in which 6-year-old Hind Rajab and six members of her family were killed. Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 22 July 2024 The center named for the Founding Father was commandeered, if briefly, in honor of a six-year-old Palestinian girl, Hind Rajab. Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024 The students renamed the building Hind’s Hall, in honor of 6-year-old Hind Rajab who was killed by the Israeli military during its brutal assault on Gaza. Darializa Avila Chevalier, New York Daily News, 5 May 2024 The voice on the telephone belongs to 5-year-old Hind Rajab, alone and trapped in a car with her extended family, talking to a Palestinian Red Crescent (PRCS) dispatcher. Guy Davies, ABC News, 29 May 2024 Early in his search, Hamid strikes up a tentative friendship with fellow refugee Yara (a very fine Hala Rajab), who studied medicine back in Syria but runs a tailoring shop in Strasbourg. Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024 Still, Nabeel Rajab, 59, a Bahraini human rights activist who was himself released from prison in 2020, said that the freeing of so many prisoners was positive. Vivian Nereim, New York Times, 5 May 2024 The designation was in honor of six-year-old Hind Rajab, who was killed by Israeli troops in Gaza. Solcyré Burga, TIME, 2 May 2024

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 5 Dec. 2024.

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