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Hijri Shamis
Months in Pashtoسلام Pashto Learners! 😃
Pashto (Pushto or Pakhto) is the official language of Afghanistan. It is spoken by the Pashtuns living in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.
➡ In today's lesson you will learn how to write and pronounce the days of the week in the Pashto language.
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Afghans use 3 types of calendars:
- Hijri Shamsi (solar Islamic) : OFFICIAL CALENDAR
- Miladi/Isawee (Gregorian/Christian)
- Hijre Qamari (lunar Islamic)
Hijri Shamsi (solar Islamic)
The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan’s official calendar is the Solar Hijiri calendar. You will find below the names of the Hijri Shamis months in Pashto for the solar Islamic calendar (each month corresponds to a sign of the zodiac):
Number | Native Pashto script | Approximant in English | Romanization | Latin Zodiac | English Months |
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1 | وری | Woray | Wray | Aries ♈︎ | March-April |
2 | غویی | Ghowayay | Ǧwayáy | Taurus ♉︎ | April-May |
3 | غبرګلی | Ghbarghole | Ǧbargoláy | Gemini ♊︎ | May-June |
4 | چنګاښ | Changaskh | Čungā́x̌ | Cancer ♋︎ | June-July |
5 | زمری | Zmaray | Zmaráy | Leo ♌︎ | July-August |
6 | وږی | Wzhay | Wáǵay | Virgo ♍︎ | August-September |
7 | تله | Tala | Tә́la | Libra ♎︎ | September-October |
8 | لړم | Larrm | Laṛám | Scorpio ♏︎ | October-November |
9 | لیند | Leenda | Lindә́i | Sagittarius ♐︎ | November-December |
10 | مرغومی | Marghumay | Marǧúmay | Capricorn ♑︎ | December-January |
11 | سلواغه | Selwagha | Salwāǧá | Aquarius ♒︎ | January-February |
12 | کب | Kab | Kab | Pisces ♓︎ | February-March |