Where does “zilhidjé” come from?
zilhidjé (French) comes from Ottoman Turkish ذی الحجه, from Arabic ذُو الْحِجَّة — twelfth month of the Islamic calendar.
Ancestry of “zilhidjé”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | ذی الحجه | — |
| 2 | Arabic | ذُو الْحِجَّة | twelfth month of the Islamic calendar |