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ʿܰʾ

[ash-oo-rah]

noun

  1. the tenth of the month of Muharram, an important fast day for Sunni Muslims.

  2. (among Shiʿite Muslims) the anniversary of the martyrdom of Hussein.

Ashura

/ ˈæʃʊˌɑː /

noun

  1. Islam a Shiah festival observed on the tenth day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar to commemorate the death of the martyr Imam Hussein bin Ali at the Battle of Karbala in 61 ah (680 ad )

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ʿܰʾ1

From the Arabic word ʿĀūʾ
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ʿܰʾ1

C21: from Arabic 'ū

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