Ramzan

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proper noun

A male given name.

UncommonScrabble 17

Meanings

proper nounRamzan (plural Ramzans)

plural Ramzans

  1. BangladeshIndiaPakistanSouth AsiaalternativeAlternative form of Ramadan.

    In Hyderabad, the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee meets on the 29th of Ramzan to declare when Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated. Their decision is based on the sighting of the crescent.

    2023 April 18, Sameer Khan, “Know Eid-ul-Fitr holidays in Telangana”, in The Siasat Daily
  2. A male given name.

Origin

  1. Arabicرَمَضَان
  2. Classical Persianرمضان
  3. Bengaliরমজান
  4. Hindustani
  5. EnglishRamzan

Borrowed from Hindustani रमज़ान (ramzān) / رمضان (ramzān) / Bengali রমজান (romzan) and other South Asian languages, from Classical Persian رمضان (ramazān), from Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān).

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APA

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Chicago

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