Etymology

Ashura

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Today it 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. Full definition →

Arabic عَاشُورَاء
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromعَاشُورَاء
  2. Arabic · borrowed fromعَاشُورَاء
  3. English todayAshura

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

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