عاشوراء

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ش ر (ʕ-š-r), related to the number 10.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaː.ʃuː.raːʔ/

Proper noun

عَاشُورَاء • (ʕāšūrāʔ) m

1. Ashura, the tenth day of the first Islamic month of Muharram, a Muslim holiday

Declension

Declension of noun عَاشُورَاء (ʕāšūrāʔ)

Singular	basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	عَاشُورَاء ʕāšūrāʔ	—
Nominative	—	عَاشُورَاءُ ʕāšūrāʔu	—
Accusative	—	عَاشُورَاءَ ʕāšūrāʔa	—
Genitive	—	عَاشُورَاءَ ʕāšūrāʔa	—

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: عاشوراء (ʕāšūrāʔ), عاشور (ʕāšūr) (dialectal, Bahrain)
• → Bengali: আশুরা (aśura)
• → Persian: عاشورا ('âšurâ)
• → Northern Kurdish: eşûra
• → English: Ashura
• → Turkish: Aşure
• → Urdu: عاشورا ('āśorā)