Jumada al-Awwal
| Jumada al-Awwal | |
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| Native name | جُمَادَىٰ ٱلْأَوَّل (Arabic) |
| Calendar | Islamic calendar |
| Month number | 5 |
| Number of days | 29-30 (depends on actual observation of the moon's crescent) |
| Islamic calendar |
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Jumāda l-Ūlā (Arabic: جُمَادَىٰ ٱلْأُولَىٰ, romanized: Jumādā al-ʾŪlā, lit. 'The first Jumada'), or Jumada I, is the fifth month of the Islamic calendar. Jumada al-Ula spans 29 or 30 days. The origin of the month's name is theorized by some as coming from the word jamād (Arabic: جماد), meaning "arid, dry, or cold", denoting the dry and parched land and hence the dry months of the pre-Islamic Arabian calendar. Jumādā (Arabic: جُمَادَىٰ) may also be related to a verb meaning "to freeze", and another account relates that water would freeze during this time of year. The secondary name Jumādā al-Ūlā may possibly mean "to take charge with, commend, entrust, commit or care during the arid or cold month". However, this explanation is rejected by some as Jumādā al-Ūlā is a lunar month that does not coincide with seasons as solar months do.
In Turkish, the name of the month is cemâziyelevvel (Ottoman Turkish: جماذیالاول); it was abbreviated as جا ca in Ottoman Turkish.