Qaina

Qaina (Classical Mandaic: ࡒࡀࡉࡍࡀ), alternatively known as Tišrin (Classical Mandaic: ࡕࡉࡔࡓࡉࡍ),^[1] is the ninth month of the Mandaean calendar.^[2] Mandaeans practice light fasting on the first day of Qaina.^[3]

Qaina
Native name	ࡒࡀࡉࡍࡀ (Classical Mandaic)
Calendar	Mandaean calendar
Month number	9
Number of days	30
Season	giṭa (summer)
Gregorian equivalent	March / April
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Qaina, which literally means 'reed',^[4]: 210 is the Mandaic name for the constellation Libra.^[2] It currently corresponds to March / April in the Gregorian calendar due to a lack of a leap year in the Mandaean calendar.