Arabic: An Essential Grammar

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35.12 Seasons of the year


ر ِبي ُعََّأل^



ar-rabı


  • 
    u, spring


used in Egypt,

Sudan and

North Africa

used in

eastern Arab

world

the Islamic or

lunar months

(2) February ُش َبا ُط َف ْب َرا ِي ُر َص َف ٌر


sˇuba ̄t
̇

us
̇

afarun

(3) March َما ْر ُس ا َذا ُرƒ و ُلََّر ِبي ُع ْ َلأ

a ̄d
̄

a ̄ru rabı


  • 
    u l-



awwalu

(4) April َأ ْب ِري ُل َن ْي َسا ُن ثا ِنيََّر ِبي ُع ل


naysa ̄nu rabı


  • 
    u t
    ̄


-t
̄

a ̄nı





(5) May َما ُيو يا ُرََّأ لأوَلىُُج َما َدى ْ

ayya ̄ru g ̆uma ̄da ̄ l-


u ̄la ̄

(6) June ُيو ِن ُيو َح ِزي َرا ُن ُج َما َدى ْلآ ِخ َر ُة


h
̇

azı


  • ra ̄nu g ̆uma ̄da l-



a ̄h
̆

iratu

(7) July ُيوِل ُيو مو ُزَُّت َر َج ٌب


tammu ̄zu rag ̆abun

(8) August ا ُب ُأ ُغ ْس ُط ُسƒ َش ْع َبا ُن

a ̄bu sˇa


ba ̄nu

(9) September َأ ْيُلو ُل َس ْب َت ْم َب ُر َر َم َضا ُن

aylu ̄lu ramad
̇

a ̄nu

(10) October و ُل ُأ ْك ُتو َب ُرَّوا ٌل ِت ْش ِري ُن ْ َلأََّش


tisˇrı


  • nu l-



awwalu sˇawwa ̄lu

(11) November ثا ِني ُنو َف ْم َب ُرَُّذو ْل ِق ْع َد ِة ِت ْش ِري ُن ل


tisˇrı


  • nu t
    ̄


-t
̄

a ̄nı


  • d
    ̄


u ̄ l-qi


dati

(12) December و ُل ِدي َس ْم َب ُرَّج ِة َكا ُنو ُن ْ َلأَّ ُذوْل ِح


ka ̄nu ̄nu l-


awwalu d
̄

u ̄ l-h
̇

ig ̆g ̆ati

Note: The months of the Islamic lunar calendar rotate backwards, because the lunar year
is about 11 days shorter than the solar year.

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