Days of the Week
10 words · ~13 min
Days of the week in Arabic. Many day names are based on numbers: 'al-ahad' (Sunday, from 'one'), 'al-ithnayn' (Monday, from 'two'). The Arabic week traditionally begins on Sunday.
Friday (al-jum'a) is the holy day in Islam and is the day of congregational prayer. In many Arab countries, the weekend is Friday-Saturday rather than Saturday-Sunday. The word 'jum'a' comes from the root meaning 'to gather.'
Lesson overview
Days of the Week is a level A1 lesson of 10 words: 8 nouns and 2 adjectives. Its words come from 8 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.
- Builds on: Numbers 0-9 (A1)
- Leads to: Months & Seasons (A1)
- Previous lesson: Numbers 10-1000 (A1)
Word list
| Arabic | Meaning | Type | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
الرَّابِع ar-rābiʿ | fourth | adjective | ر-ب-ع |
الْخَامِس al-khāmis | fifth | adjective | خ-م-س |
الْأَحَد al-aḥad | Sunday | noun | و-ح-د |
الْاِثْنَيْن al-ithnayn | Monday | noun | ث-ن-ي |
الثُّلَاثَاء ath-thulāthāʾ | Tuesday | noun | ث-ل-ث |
الْأَرْبِعَاء al-arbiʿāʾ | Wednesday | noun | ر-ب-ع |
الْخَمِيس al-khamīs | Thursday | noun | خ-م-س |
الْجُمُعَة al-jumuʿa | Friday | noun | ج-م-ع |
السَّبْت as-sabt | Saturday | noun | س-ب-ت |
مُحَرَّم muḥarram | Muharram (1st month) | noun | ح-ر-م |
Themes these words belong to: Basics (9), Time (8), Numbers (2), Numbers Ordinals (2), Calendar (1)
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