ذو الحجہ

Urdu

Alternative terms

ذُو الْحِج (zūl-hij), ذِی الْحِج (zīl-hij), ذِی الْحِجَّہ (zīl-hijja)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ذو‌الحجه (zūlhijja), from Arabic ذُو الحِجَّة (ḏū l-ḥijja). By surface analysis, Arabic ذُو (ḏū, “possessed of”) +‎ Arabic الحِجَّة (al-ḥijja, “the hajj”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /zuːl.ɦɪd̪.d͡ʒɑ(ː)/
• (common) IPA^(key): /zʊl.ɦɪd̪.d͡ʒɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Proper Noun

ذُو الْحِجَّہ • (zūl-hijja) m (Hindi spelling ज़ुल-हिज्जा)

1. (Islam) Dhu'l-Hijja (twelfth and final month of the Islamic calendar, during which the hajj takes place)

See also

Hijri calendar months in Urdu · ہِجْری تَقْوِیم (hijrī taqvīm) (layout · text)

Muharram	Safar	Rabi I	Rabi II
مُحَرَّم (muharram)	صَفَر (safar)	رَبِیعُ الْاَوَّل (rabī'-ul-avval)	رَبِیعُ الثّانی (rabī'ussānī)
Jumada I	Jumada II	Rajab	Sha'ban
جَمادی الْاَوَّل (jamādī-ul-avval)	جمادی الثّانی (jamādīussānī)	رَجَب (rajab)	شَعْبان (śa'bān)
Ramadan	Shawwal	Dhu'l-Qa'da	Dhu'l-Hijja
رَمَضان (ramazān)	شَوال (śavāl)	ذُو الْقَعْدَہ (zūl-qa'da)	ذُو الْحِجَّہ (zūl-hijja)

References

• “ذو+الحجہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “ذو+الحج”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.