ރަމަޟާން

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

  • ރަމްލޯން (ram̊lōn̊), ރަމަލޯން (ramalōn̊) — pronunciation spellings
  • ރަމްލާން (ram̊lān̊) — Addu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān); compare Tamil ரமலான் (ramalāṉ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rə.mə.loːn/, /rəm.loːn/
  • IPA(key): /rə.mə.zəːn/, /rəmə.ɖəːn/ (rare, spelling pronunciations)

Proper noun

ރަމަޟާން • (ramaḋān̊)

  1. (Islam) Ramadan (the holy ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, during which Muslims fast between the break of dawn until sunset; they also refrain from drinking liquids, smoking and having sexual relations)
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