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Week Days

A day	yawm(un) (masc.)	يَوْمٌ
Days	'ayyaam(un) (fem.)	أَيَّاْمٌ
A week	'usboo"(un) (masc.)	أُسْبُوْعٌ
Weeks	'asaabee"(u) (fem.)	أَسَاْبِيْعُ

Days of the Week أَيَّاْمُ الأُسْبُوْعِ
Saturday	yawm(u) ('a)s-sabt(i)	يَوْمُ السَّبْتِ
Sunday	yawm(u) ('a)l-'ahad(i)	يَوْمُ الأَحَدِ
Monday	yawm(u) ('a)l-'ithnayn(i)	يَوْمُ الاِثْنَيْنِ
Tuesday	yawm(u) ('a)th-thulaathaa'(i)	يَوْمُ الثُّلاثَاْءِ
Wednesday	yawm(u) ('a)l-'arbi"aa'(i)	يَوْمُ الأَرْبِعْاْءِ
Thursday	yawm(u) ('a)l-khamees(i)	يَوْمُ الخَمِيْسِ
Friday	yawm(u) ('a)l-jum"a(ti)	يَوْمُ الجُمْعَةِ

*Omitting the word يَوْمُ is common.

Months

A month	shahr(un) (masc.)	شَهْرٌ
Months	'ashhur(un) (fem.)	أَشْهُرٌ
Months	shuhoor(un) (fem.)	شُهُوْرٌ
A year	sana(tun) (fem.)	سَنَةٌ
A year	"aam(un) (masc.)	عَاْمٌ
Years	sinoon(a) (fem.)	سِنُوْنَ
	sanawaat(un) (fem.)	سَنَوَاْتٌ
	'a"waam(un) (fem.)	أَعْوَاْمٌ

1. Syriac Calendar

Used in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Palestine.

Syriac Calendar أَشْهُرُ السَّنَةِ السُّرْيَاْنِيَّةُ
January	kaanoon(u) ('a)th-thaanee	كَاْنُوْنُ الثَّاْنِيْ
February	shubaat(u)	شُبَاْطُ
March	'aathaar(u)	آذَاْرُ
April	naysaan(u)	نَيْسَاْنُ
May	'ayyaar(u)	أَيَّاْرُ
June	hazeeraan(u)	حَزِيْرَاْنُ
July	tammooz(u)	تَمُّوْزُ
August	'aab(un)	آبٌ
September	'aylool(u)	أَيْلُوْلُ
October	tishreen(u) ('a)l-'awwal(u)	تِشْرِيْنُ الأَوَّلُ
November	tishreen(u) ('a)th-thaanee	تِشْرِيْنُ الثَّاْنِيْ
December	kaanoon(u) ('a)l-'awwal(u)	كَاْنُوْنُ الأَوَّلُ

2. Gregorian Calendar

Used, with slight variations in spelling of months' names, in the rest of Arab countries except Libya and Saudi Arabia.

Note that names of Latin months are often pronounced in the English or French way of pronouncing these names, and not the Arabized way mentioned below.

Gregorian Calendar أَشْهُرُ السَّنَةِ المِيْلادِيَّةِ
January	yanaayir(u)	يَنَاْيِرُ
February	fibraayir(u)	فِبْرَاْيِرُ
March	maaris(u)	مَاْرِسُ
April	'abreel(u)	أَبْرِيْلُ
May	maayoo	مَاْيُوْ
June	yooniyoo	يُوْنِيُوْ
July	yooliyoo	يُوْلِيُوْ
August	'urustus(u)	أُغُسْطُسُ
September	sibtimbar(u)	سِبْتِمْبَرُ
October	'uktoobar(u)	أُكْتُوْبَرُ
November	noofimbar(u)	نُوْفِمْبَرُ
December	deesimbar(u)	دِيْسِمْبَرُ

3. Hegira Calendar

A lunar calendar, the calendar of ancient Arabs and of the Islamic civilization. It is used officially only in Saudi Arabia.

Hegira Calendar أَشْهُرُ السَّنَةِ الهِجْرِيَّةِ
Muharram	'al-muharram(u)	الْمُحَرَّمُ
Safar	safar(un)	صَفَرٌ
Rabi I	rabee"(un) ('a)l-'awwal(u)	رَبِيْعٌ الأَوَّلُ
Rabi II	rabee"(un) ('a)l-'aakhir(u)	رَبِيْعٌ الآخِرُ
Jumada I	jumaadaa ('a)l-'oolaa	جُمَاْدَىْ الأُوْلَىْ
Jumada II	jumaadaa ('a)l-'aakhira(tu)	جُمَاْدَىْ الآخِرَةُ
Rajab	rajab(un)	رَجَبٌ
Shaban	sha"baan(u)	شَعْبَاْنُ
Ramadan	ramadaan(u)	رَمَضَاْنُ
Shawwal	shawwaal(un)	شَوَّاْلٌ
Dhu al-Qadah	thoo ('a)l-qi"da(ti)	ذُوْ القِعْدَةِ
Dhu al-Hijjah	thoo ('a)l-hijja(ti)	ذُوْ الحِجَّةِ

Seasons

A season	fasl(un) (masc.)	فَصْلٌ
Seasons	fusool(un) (fem.)	فُصُوْلٌ

Seasons of the Year فُصُوْلُ السَّنَةِ
Summer	fasl(u) ('a)s-sayf(i)	فَصْلُ الصَّيْفِ
Fall	fasl(u) ('a)l-khareef(i)	فَصْلُ الخَرِيْفِ
Winter	fasl(u) ('a)sh-shitaa'(i)	فَصْلُ الشِّتَاْءِ
Spring	fasl(u) ('a)r-rabee"(i)	فَصْلُ الرَّبِيْعِ

When the word fasl(u) = "(the) season (of)" is omitted, the cases have to be changed to the nominative or raf" case.

Seasons of the Year فُصُوْلُ السَّنَةِ
Summer	('a)s-sayf(u)	الصَّيْفُ
Fall	('a)l-khareef(u)	الخَرِيْفُ
Winter	('a)sh-shitaa'(u)	الشِّتَاْءُ
Spring	('a)r-rabee"(u)	الرَّبِيْعُ

Note: any Arabic noun word (or adjective) is either a definite noun (has the definite article) or an indefinite noun (has the indefinite declension "Noonation"). Some definite nouns do not need to have the definite article (e.g. proper names). Some indefinite nouns cannot take the indefinite declension (the "forbidden to Noonation nouns"). Proper names (especially people's names) will usually take Noonation even though they are definite. Note that the declension of a noun (case sign + Noonation if required) is an essential part of the word that cannot be omitted in proper Arabic. Adding the right declension is obligatory at all times. However, they are frequently overlooked by people who find them too difficult.