English noun: Muhammadan calendar |
1. | Muhammadan calendar (time) the lunar calendar used by Muslims; dates from 622 AD (the year of the Hegira); the beginning of the Muslim year retrogresses through the solar year completing the cycle every 32 years |
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| Synonyms | Islamic calendar, Mohammedan calendar, Moslem calendar, Muslim calendar |
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| Broader (hypernym) | lunar calendar |
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| Part holonym | Dhu al-Hijja, Dhu al-Hijjah, Dhu al-Qadah, Dhu'l-Hijja, Dhu'l-Hijjah, Dhu'l-Qa'dah, Islamic calendar month, Jomada I, Jomada II, Jumada I, Jumada II, Moharram, Muharram, Muharrum, Rabi I, Rabi II, Rajab, Ramadan, Safar, Saphar, Sha'ban, Shaaban, Shawwal |
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