(definition) by Webster 1913 Sun Mar 13 2005 at 22:10:32

Mohammedan year.

The year used by Mohammedans, consisting of twelve lunar months without intercalation, so that they retrograde through all the seasons in about 32/12 years. The Mohammedan era begins with the year 622 AD, the first day of the Mohammedan year 1332 begin Nov. 30, 1913, acording to the Gregorian calendar.

 

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