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Jumada II

Jumada II

9.9
The sixth month of the Islamic calendar
  • noun
: Jumada II
  • The Islamic festival fell in Jumada II that year.

Examples

  • They planned their pilgrimage to Mecca for Jumada II.

  • Many schools teach about the significance of Jumada II in the Islamic calendar.

  • Historical records from Jumada II were referenced in the manuscript.

  • Ramadan follows Jumada II in the Islamic calendar.

  • In Jumada II, many Muslims prepare for Ramadan.

  • The Islamic festival of Eid al-Fitr took place in Jumada II this year.

  • During Jumada II, the days grow longer as the season changes.

Synonyms

Jomada II
vsJumada II
9.8

The sixth month of the Islamic calendar used by Muslims

is simply the sixth month of the Islamic calendar

Surface Forms

Jumada II singular

Morphology

Jumada + II

The element 'II' is a Roman numeral meaning 'second', so a learner who knows the constituents can infer 'Jumada II' = 'the second Jumada' (i.e. Jumada al‑Thani). However, knowing the parts does not by itself tell a learner that this corresponds to the sixth month of the Islamic calendar, and 'Jumada' is not a common English lexical item, so the full specific calendrical meaning requires extra cultural knowledge.

Etymology

Jumada II comes from Arabic and means the 'second Jumada'. The name may come from a word meaning 'to freeze' because this month was a cold, dry time in old Arabia, so today Jumada II is the sixth month of the Islamic calendar.