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Shaaban

Shaaban

1 9.5
The eighth month of the Islamic calendar that comes before Ramadan
  • noun
translation icon : Sha'ban
  • Buthaina Shaaban threatens the Israeli Army not to bring its guns within 20 km of Damascus, or else!
  • 15 Shaaban

Examples

  • Shaaban took advantage of the rising pan-Islamist sentiment among Tripoli's religious and conservative population.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The mediocre Egyptian singer Shaaban Abdel-Rahim scored a breakaway hit with his anti-American song "Attack on Iraq."

    Academic text (2003)

  • It is also difficult to read that Lesch still holds Assad's spokeswoman Bouthaina Shaaban "in high regard" ("Do you think this system would accept torture?" she asked Channel 4 in outraged tones).

    Blog text (20)

  • Shaaban bin Muhamad, one of Beech's Pemban informants, explained that proverbs concerning work were said to "lazy people," showing that earning heshima from neighbors did not come easily.

    Academic text (2006)

  • The month of Shaaban is often used to prepare for the upcoming month of Ramadan.

  • Many Muslims fast during Shaaban as a way to spiritually prepare for Ramadan.

  • In Shaaban, people often start practicing additional prayers to welcome the holy month of Ramadan.

Synonyms

Sha'ban
vsShaaban
9.3

A month in the Islamic calendar that comes before Ramadan

is the same month but spelled with double a rather than an apostrophe
Shaban
vsShaaban
8.2

The eighth month of the Islamic calendar before Ramadan

is written with a double a instead of a single plain a

Surface Forms

Shaaban singular
Shaabans plural

Etymology

Shaaban comes from the Arabic sha'ban, which means 'to spread out' or 'to separate'. A helpful way to remember this is that people once scattered to look for water before the holy month, so Shaaban is the month just before Ramadan and a time when many begin to prepare for fasting.