Iyar Definition

ēyär, ēyär
noun
The eighth month of the Jewish year.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • iyyar
pronoun

(Judaism) The eighth month of the civil year in the Jewish calendar, after Nisan and before Sivan.

Wiktionary

Origin of Iyar

  • Hebrew ’iyyār from Akkadian ayyaru name of a month corresponding to parts of April and May perhaps from ayyaru rosette, blossom

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition