Language/Central-pashto/Vocabulary/Months-of-the-Year-and-the-Solar-Hijiri-Calendar
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Afghans use 3 types of calendars:
- Hijri Shamsi (solar Islamic)
- Miladi/Isawee (Gregorian/Christian)
- Hijre Qamari (lunar Islamic)
Hijri Shamsi (solar Islamic)
You will find below the names of the Hijri Shamis months in Pashto for the solar Islamic calendar:
Pashto Month | pronunciation | English Month |
---|---|---|
وری | Woray | March-April |
غویی | Ghowayay | April-May |
غبرګلی | Ghbarghole | May-June |
چنګاښ | Changaskh | June-July |
زمری | Zmaray | July-August |
وږی | Wzhay | August-September |
تله | Tala | September-October |
لړم | Larrm | October-November |
لیند | Leenda | November-December |
مرغومی | Marghumay | December-January |
سلواغه | Selwagha | January-February |
کب | Kab | February-Marc |
Miladi/Isawee (Gregorian/Christian)
Hijre Qamari (lunar Islamic)
The Lunar Islamic, Hijri Qamari is used to calculate the religious holidays. The Lunar Islamic also has twelve months but is ten days shorter than the Solar Islamic year. The ninth month of the Lunar Islamic calendar is the Ramadan.