Roah

Betawi

 Roah on Betawi Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• Rowah (spelling variant)
• Roè, Rowè (Urban Jakarta)

Etymology

From Arabic أَرْوَاح (ʔarwāḥ, “spirits”), perhaps via Sundanese Rewah or Javanese Ruwah (“Sha'ban”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɔah/, [rɔˈah]
• (Urban Jakarta) IPA^(key): [rɔˈɛ]

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  • Rhymes: -ɛ
• Hyphenation: Ro‧ah

Proper noun

Roah (Arab Gundul spelling رواح)

1. Sha'ban (the eighth month of the Islamic calendar)

Derived terms

Affixed forms

• meroahan
• roahan

See also

Islamic calendar months: bulan almenak Selamedit

• Sura, Sili Haji, Siti Haji
• Sapar
• Mulud
• Seri Mulud, Sili Mulud, Siti Mulud, Madil Mula, Merèntèt Atu, Merèntèt Mula
• Jumadilawal, Madil Tengah, Merèntèt Tengah, Merèntèt Dua, Merèntèt Mula
• Jumadilakir, Madil Pengabisan, Merèntèt Tiga, Merèntèt Pengabisan
• Rejeb
• Roah
• Puasa
• Sawal
• Apit
• Haji, Rayagung