Etymology

Eid al-Fitr

Today it means: The religious festival at the end of Ramadan, on the first day of the tenth month of the Muslim lunar calendar. Full definition →

Arabic عِيد الْفِطْر
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromعِيد الْفِطْر
  2. English todayEid al-Fitr

Borrowed from Arabic عِيد الْفِطْر (ʕīd al-fiṭr, literally “festival of breaking the fast”), in reference to the previous avoidance of food from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan.

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