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Mordad | |
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Native name | مرداد ( Persian) |
Calendar | Solar Hijri calendar |
Month number | 5 |
Number of days | 31 |
Season | Summer |
Gregorian equivalent | July-August |
Mordad ( Persian: مرداد, romanized: Mordād, Persian pronunciation: [moɾˈdɒːd] [1]) is the fifth month of the Solar Hijri calendar, the official calendar of Iran and Afghanistan. [1] Mordad has thirty-one days, [1] beginning in July and ending in August of the Gregorian calendar. It is the second month of summer after Tir, and is followed by Shahrivar. [1] The Afghan Persian name is Asad; in Pashto it is Zmaray. The name is derived from Ameretat, the Zoroastrian divinity/divine concept of immortality.
This article relies largely or entirely on a
single source. (January 2020) |
Mordad | |
---|---|
Native name | مرداد ( Persian) |
Calendar | Solar Hijri calendar |
Month number | 5 |
Number of days | 31 |
Season | Summer |
Gregorian equivalent | July-August |
Mordad ( Persian: مرداد, romanized: Mordād, Persian pronunciation: [moɾˈdɒːd] [1]) is the fifth month of the Solar Hijri calendar, the official calendar of Iran and Afghanistan. [1] Mordad has thirty-one days, [1] beginning in July and ending in August of the Gregorian calendar. It is the second month of summer after Tir, and is followed by Shahrivar. [1] The Afghan Persian name is Asad; in Pashto it is Zmaray. The name is derived from Ameretat, the Zoroastrian divinity/divine concept of immortality.