Meanings
proper nounShawwal (plural Shawwals)
plural Shawwals · alternative Shevval
- IslamThe tenth month of the Islamic calendar.
Origin
- Arabicشَوَّال
- Arabicشَوَّال
- EnglishShawwal
Borrowed from Arabic شَوَّال (šawwāl).
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Arabic شَوَّال
- شَوَّال (šawwāl)tenth month of the Islamic calendar
Bengali শাওয়াল
- শাওয়াল (śaōẇal)tenth month of the Islamic calendar
Chinese Mandarin 閃瓦魯月 /闪瓦鲁月
- 閃瓦魯月 /闪瓦鲁月 (Shǎnwǎlǔyuè)tenth month of the Islamic calendar
French chawwal
- chawwaltenth month of the Islamic calendar
Hindi शव्वाल
- शव्वाल (śavvāl)tenth month of the Islamic calendar
Japanese シャウワール
- シャウワール (Shauwāru)tenth month of the Islamic calendar
Malay Syawal, bulan raya
- Syawaltenth month of the Islamic calendar
- bulan rayatenth month of the Islamic calendar
Persian شوال
- شوال (šavvâl)tenth month of the Islamic calendar
Russian шавва́ль
- шавва́ль (šavválʹ)tenth month of the Islamic calendar
Swahili Shawali
- Shawalitenth month of the Islamic calendar
Turkish şevval
- şevvaltenth month of the Islamic calendar
Cite this entry
APA
Shawwal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shawwal
MLA
“Shawwal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shawwal. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shawwal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shawwal.
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