شوال

See also: سؤال‎ and سوال‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ش و ل‎ (š w l, “to rise”); supposedly named because the she-camels begin to raise their tails during this time after giving birth.

Proper noun

شَوَّال • (šawwāl) m (plural شَوَّالَات‎ (šawwālāt) or شَوَاوِيل‎ (šawāwīl))

  1. Shawwal, the tenth of the twelve months of the Muslim lunar calendar, each beginning with a new moon.
Declension
Synonyms
See also
    Hijri calendar months in Arabic · الْأَشْهُر فِي التَّقْوِيمِ الْهِجْرِيّ‎ (al-ʔašhur fī at-taqwīmi al-hijriyy) (layout · text)
    Muharram Safar Rabi I Rabi II
    اَلْمُحَرَّم‎ (al-muḥarram)
    مُحَرَّم‎ (muḥarram)
    صَفَر‎ (ṣafar) رَبِيع الْأَوَّل‎ (rabīʕ al-ʔawwal) رَبِيع الْآخِر‎ (rabīʕ al-ʔāḵir)
    رَبِيع الثَّانِي‎ (rabīʕ aṯ-ṯānī)
    Jumada I Jumada II Rajab Sha'ban
    جُمَادَى الْأُولَى‎ (jumādā l-ʔūlā) جُمَادَى الْآخِرَة‎ (jumādā l-ʔāḵira)
    جُمَادَى الثَّانِي‎ (jumādā ṯ-ṯānī)
    رَجَب‎ (rajab) شَعْبَان‎ (šaʕbān)
    Ramadan Shawwal Dhu'l-Qa'da Dhu'l-Hijja
    رَمَضَان‎ (ramaḍān) شَوَّال (šawwāl) ذُو الْقَعْدَة‎ (ḏū l-qaʕda) ذُو الْحِجَّة‎ (ḏū l-ḥijja)

    Noun

    شُوَال • (šuwāl) m (plural شُوَالَات‎ (šuwālāt))

    1. alternative form of جُوَال‎ (juwāl, “sack”)
    Declension
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