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Jomada II

Jomada II

9.8
The sixth month of the Islamic calendar used by Muslims
  • noun
: Jumada II
  • Muslims use the lunar Hijri calendar, with months like Jomada II to mark specific dates.

Examples

  • The holiday falls on the twelfth day of Jomada II this year.

  • The month of Jomada II is significant for Muslims.

  • Many important events in Islamic history took place in Jomada II.

  • In Jomada II, many Muslims engage in fasting.

  • The month of Jomada II is observed by Muslims as a time of reflection and prayer.

  • In Jomada II, many Muslims commemorate important religious events in their communities.

  • Children learn about the significance of Jomada II in their Islamic studies classes.

Synonyms

Jumada II
vsJomada II
9.9

The sixth month of the Islamic calendar

is identical in meaning but notes usage across Islamic countries and Muslims worldwide

Surface Forms

Jomada II singular
Jomada IIs plural

Morphology

Jomada + II

This is a lexicalized proper-name for an Islamic calendar month: 'Jomada' is not a transparent English lexical item (dictionary entry missing) and 'II' only signals a second/variant, so knowing 'II' as the Roman numeral does not allow a learner to infer that this denotes the sixth month of the Islamic calendar. The meaning is culturally specific and lexicalized rather than compositionally derived from its parts, making it unpredictable for a B1 learner.

Etymology

Jomada II comes from an old Arabic word Jomada meaning 'to freeze' or 'dry up', and the II shows it is the second Jomada. Imagine hard, dry ground in cold weather; that image explains why the name became the 'sixth month' in the Islamic calendar, which people use to mark dates.