How to say "Ramadan" in Arabic
Shifted meaningMeaningRamadan
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
رَمَضَان
ramaḍānרמצ'אן
رمضان
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
רמדאן
ramadanرَامَادَان
How the two words are related
Shifted meaning
Same root as a Hebrew word, but the meaning drifted over the centuries.
Arabic root
ر-م-ضHebrew root
ר-מ-צA quieter link than qurʾān's: some connect ramaḍān's root, 'scorching heat,' to Hebrew רמץ, glowing embers — both are about being scorched. Ramadan was named for the summer heat of the month when the Islamic calendar was fixed.
Related Hebrew word:רמץremetsرِمِتْس
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In a phrase
صَامَ فِي رَمَضَان
ṣāma fī ramaḍānצאם פי רמצ'אןhe fasted during Ramadan