Saban
/ʃəˈbɑːn/noun
A variant English transliteration of Shaʿbān, the eighth month of the Islamic lunar calendar.
Did you know?Shaʿbān traditionally precedes Ramadan, and its name is connected with an Arabic root meaning to branch out, divide, or disperse.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*šʿb
“To divide, branch, or separate into groups”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
šʿb
“A branch, division, people, or tribal group”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
Shaʿbān
“The eighth month of the Islamic calendar; traditionally associated with dispersal or branching out”
Medieval Islamic usage
Arabic
Shaʿbān
“The month immediately before Ramadan”
Modern English
English
Saban
“A variant transliteration of Shaʿbān”