Months of the Year in Arabic

Arabic is the official language in 26 states, and the sacred language of Islam’s religion as the Quran and Hadith were written in Arabic. It has over 310 million native speakers across the globe. It has three writing forms, and they are Arabic Alphabet, Arabic Braille, and Arabizi. In the upcoming article, let’s see how to say months of the year in Arabic.

In Arabic, the word month is written as شهر which is pronounced as Shahr. The plural form of the month is written as الشهور (months) which is pronounced as alshuhur. So let’s see how to say Months of the Year in Arabic.

Related: Days of the Week in Arabic

How to Say English Months in Arabic

Levant and Mesopotamia

Month Name in English	Month Name in Arabic	Transliteration	Syriac Name
January	كَانُون ٱلثَّانِي	Kānūn ath-Thānī	ܟܢܘܢ ܒ
February	شُبَاط	Shubāṭ	ܫܒܛ
March	آذَار	ʾĀḏār	ܐܕܪ
April	نَيْسَان	Naysān	ܢܝܣܢ
May	أَيَّار	ʾAyyār	ܐܝܪ
June	حَزِيرَان	Ḥazīrān	ܚܙܝܪܢ
July	تَمُّوز	Tammūz	ܬܡܘܙ
August	آب	ʾĀb	ܐܒ
September	أَيْلُول	ʾAylūl	ܐܝܠܘܠ
October	تِشْرِين ٱلْأَوَّل	Tishrīn al-ʾAwwal	ܬܫܪܝܢ ܐ
November	تِشْرِين ٱلثَّانِي	Tishrīn ath-Thānī	ܬܫܪܝܢ ܒ
December	كَانُون ٱلْأَوَّل	Kānūn al-ʾAwwal	ܟܢܘܢ ܐ

Egypt, Sudan, Arab Countries in the Arabic Gulf

Month Name in English	Month Name in Arabic	Transliteration	Latin Name
January	يناير	Yanāyir	Ianuarius
February	فبراير	Fibrāyir	Februarius
March	مارس	Mārs	Martius
April	أبريل / إبريل	ʾAbrīl / ʾIbrīl	Aprilis
May	مايو	Māyū	Maius
June	يونيو / يونية	Yūnyū / Yūnyah	Iunius
July	يوليو / يولية	Yūlyū / Yūlyah	Iulius
August	أغسطس	ʾAghusṭus	Augustus
September	سبتمبر	Sibtambar	September
October	أكتوبر	ʾUktūbar	October
November	نوفمبر	Nūfambar	November
December	ديسمبر	Dīsambar	December

Gaddafi’s Libya

Month Name in English	Month Name in Arabic	Transliteration	Meaning
January	أي النار	Ayy an-Nār	The Fires
February	النوار	an-Nuwwār	The Mornings
March	الربيع	ar-Rabīʿ	The Spring
April	الطير	aṭ-Ṭayr	The Bird
May	الماء	al-Māʾ	The Water
June	الصيف	aṣ-Ṣayf	The Summer
July	ناصر	Nāṣir	From Gamal Abd el-Nasser
August	هانيبال	Hānībāl	From Hannibal Barca
September	الفاتح	al-Fātiḥ	The Lightened
October	التمور / الثمور	at-Tumūr / ath-Thumūr	The Dates
November	الحرث	al-Ḥarth	The Tillage
December	الكانون	al-Kānūn	The Canon

Algeria and Tunisia

Month Name in English	Month Name in Arabic	Transliteration	French Name
January	جانفي	Jānvī	Janvier
February	فيفري	Fīvrī	Février
March	مارس	Mārs / Māris	Mars
April	أفريل	Avrīl	Avril
May	ماي	Māy	Mai
June	جوان	Juwān	Juin
July	جويلية	Juwīliyya	Juillet
August	أوت	Ūt	Août
September	سبتمبر	Sibtambir	Septembre
October	أكتوبر	Uktūbir	Octobre
November	نوفمبر	Nūvambir	Novembre
December	ديسمبر	Dīsambir	Décembre

Morocco

Month Name in English	Month Name in Arabic	Transliteration
January	يَنايِر	Yannāyir
February	فِبرايِر	Fibrāyir
March	مارس	Mārs
April	أبريل	ʾIbrīl
May	ماي	Māy
June	يونيّو	Yūniyū
July	يوليّوز	Yūliyūz
August	غُشت	Ghusht
September	شُتَنبِر	Shutanbir
October	أُكتوبِر	ʾUktūbir
November	نُوَنبِر	Nuwanbir
December	دُجَنبِر	Dujanbir

Days Based on Months:

Important Days in January	Important Days in February
Important Days in March	Important Days in April
Important Days in May	Important Days in June
Important Days in July	Important Days in August
Important Days in September	Important Days in October
Important Days in November	Important Days in December

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