Ashura

See also: ashura

English

Etymology

From Arabic عَاشُورَاء (ʕāšūrāʔ, “tenth, tenth day”).

Proper noun

Ashura

(Islam) A holy day falling on the 10th day of Muharram, commemorating the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali in 680 AD.

Translations

(Islam) a holy day falling on the 10th day of Muharram

Arabic: عَاشُورَاء (ʕāšūrāʔ)
Bengali: আশুরা (bn) (aśura)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 阿舒拉節／阿舒拉节 (Āshūlājié)
French: Achoura (fr)
Hindi: आशूरा m (āśūrā)
Japanese: アーシューラー (āshūrā)
Kazakh: Ашура күні (Aşura künı)
Persian: عاشورا (fa) ('âšurâ)
Polish: Aszura (pl) f
Portuguese: Ashura f or m

Anagrams

Aarhus, Aarush, Arusha, ahuras

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