How to say "month" in Arabic
LoanwordMeaningmonth
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
شَهْر
shahrשהר
شهر
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
חודש
khodeshخُودِش
How the two words are related
Loanword
Borrowed between the languages (or by both from a third).
Arabic root
ش-ه-رHebrew root
ס-ה-רArabic shahr matches Hebrew סהר 'moon, crescent' (as in the Song of Songs' אַגַּן הַסַּהַר) — a word Hebrew most likely took from Aramaic sahrā, since an inherited Hebrew form would have been spelled with שׂ, the regular partner of ش. A month is one cycle of the moon.
Related Hebrew word:סהרsaharسَاهَار
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In a phrase
شَهْر رَمَضَان
shahr ramaḍānשהר רמצ'אןthe month of Ramadan
Plural
شُهُور
shuhūrשהורbroken plural CuCūC — like قلب→قلوب (heart→hearts); after the numbers 3–10 Arabic prefers أشهر (ashhur).