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Ashura

Ashura proper noun: a holy day falling on the 10th day of Muharram, an optional fasting day for Sunni Muslim and a commemoration day of the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali in 680 AD for Shia Muslim.

Proper noun

Ashura

  1. A holy day falling on the 10th day of Muharram, an optional fasting day for Sunni Muslim and a commemoration day of the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali in 680 AD for Shia Muslim.

Ashura meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Arabic

Ashura in Hindi

(Islam) a holy day falling on the 10th day of Muharram
आशूरा āśūrā

Ashura in Urdu

(Islam) a holy day falling on the 10th day of Muharram
عاشورا 'āśūrā

Ashura in Bengali

(Islam) a holy day falling on the 10th day of Muharram
আশুরা aśura

Ashura in Arabic

(Islam) a holy day falling on the 10th day of Muharram
عَاشُورَاء ʕāšūrāʔ
More languagesFewer languages
Ashura in Malay
Asyura
Ashura in Indonesian
Asyura
Ashura in Persian
عاشورا 'âšurâ

Forms of Ashura

alternative form‘Ashura

Origin of Ashura

Borrowed from Arabic عَاشُورَاء (ʕāšūrāʔ, “tenth, tenth day”).

Questions about Ashura

What does Ashura mean?
Ashura means a holy day falling on the 10th day of Muharram, an optional fasting day for Sunni Muslim and a commemoration day of the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali in 680 AD for Shia Muslim.
What is Ashura in Hindi?
Ashura in Hindi is आशूरा (āśūrā). See Ashura meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Ashura?
Ashura is a proper noun.

Words near Ashura in the dictionary

  1. ashugh
  2. ashughs
  3. Ashuku Nyorai
  4. Ashummeed Jugg
  5. Ashur
  6. Ashura
  7. Ashurst
  8. Ashurst and Colbury
  9. Ashurst Wood
  10. Ashursts
  11. Ashutosh

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