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Dhu'l-Hijja

Dhu'l-Hijja proper noun: the twelfth and final month of the Islamic calendar, during which the hajj takes place.

Proper noun

Dhu'l-Hijja

  1. The twelfth and final month of the Islamic calendar, during which the hajj takes place.

Dhu'l-Hijja meaning in Urdu, Arabic, Malay and Indonesian

Dhu'l-Hijja in Urdu

twelfth month of the Islamic calendar
ذوالحجہ zulhijeh

Dhu'l-Hijja in Arabic

twelfth month of the Islamic calendar
ذُو الْحِجَّة ḏū l-ḥijja

Dhu'l-Hijja in Malay

twelfth month of the Islamic calendar
Zulhijah

Dhu'l-Hijja in Indonesian

twelfth month of the Islamic calendar
Zulhijah

Forms of Dhu'l-Hijja

alternative formDhulhijja
alternative formDhulhijjah
alternative formZulhijja
alternative formZulhijjah
alternative formDhu'l-Hijjah
alternative formDhul-Hijja
alternative formDhul-Hijjah
alternative formDhu al-Hijja
alternative formDhu al-Hijjah
alternative formDhul Hijja
alternative formDhul Hijjah
alternative formZilhijjé
alternative formZilhijjeh
alternative formZilhidjeh

Origin of Dhu'l-Hijja

From Arabic ذُو الْحِجَّة (ḏū l-ḥijja), from Arabic ذُو (ḏū, “possessor of”) + Arabic الْحِجَّة (al-ḥijja, “the pilgrimage”).

Questions about Dhu'l-Hijja

What does Dhu'l-Hijja mean?
Dhu'l-Hijja means the twelfth and final month of the Islamic calendar, during which the hajj takes place.
What is Dhu'l-Hijja in Urdu?
Dhu'l-Hijja in Urdu is ذوالحجہ (zulhijeh). See Dhu'l-Hijja meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is Dhu'l-Hijja?
Dhu'l-Hijja is a proper noun.

Words near Dhu'l-Hijja in the dictionary

  1. Dhu al-Qa'dah
  2. Dhu al-Qadah
  3. Dhu al-Qarnayn
  4. Dhu al-Qi'dah
  5. Dhu al-Qida
  6. Dhu'l-Hijja
  7. Dhu'l-Hijjah
  8. Dhu'l-Kifl
  9. Dhu'l-Qa'da
  10. Dhu'l-Qa'dah
  11. Dhu'l-Qarnayn

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