محرم

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Arabic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Root
ح ر م (ḥ r m)
17 terms

Derived from the passive participle of حَرَّمَ (ḥarrama, to forbid); compare حَرَام (ḥarām, forbidden).

Adjective

مُحَرَّم (muḥarram) (feminine مُحَرَّمَة (muḥarrama), masculine plural مُحَرَّمُونَ (muḥarramūna), feminine plural مُحَرَّمَات (muḥarramāt))

  1. forbidden
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Etymology 2

From الْمُحَرَّم (al-muḥarram, the forbidden), from الشَّهْر الْمُحَرَّم (aš-šahr al-muḥarram), literally "the forbidden month", for being one of the four months in which Arabs forbade fighting, a tradition continued in Islam. The month is of special importance for Shia Muslims, for being the month in which the Battle of Karbala occurred.

Proper noun

مُحَرَّم (muḥarramm

  1. Muharram, the first of the twelve months of the Muslim lunar calendar, each beginning on a new moon.
    Synonym: اَلْمُحَرَّم (al-muḥarram)
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Hijri calendar months in Arabic · الْأَشْهُر فِي التَّقْوِيمِ الْهِجْرِيّ (al-ʔašhur fī at-taqwīmi al-hijriyy) (layout · text)
Muharram Safar Rabi I Rabi II
اَلْمُحَرَّم (al-muḥarram)
مُحَرَّم (muḥarram)
صَفَر (ṣafar) رَبِيع الْأَوَّل (rabīʕ al-ʔawwal) رَبِيع الْآخِر (rabīʕ al-ʔāḵir)
رَبِيع الثَّانِي (rabīʕ aṯ-ṯānī)
Jumada I Jumada II Rajab Sha'ban
جُمَادَى الْأُولَى (jumādā l-ʔūlā) جُمَادَى الْآخِرَة (jumādā l-ʔāḵira)
جُمَادَى الثَّانِي (jumādā ṯ-ṯānī)
رَجَب (rajab) شَعْبَان (šaʕbān)
Ramadan Shawwal Dhu'l-Qa'da Dhu'l-Hijja
رَمَضَان (ramaḍān) شَوَّال (šawwāl) ذُو الْقَعْدَة (ḏū l-qaʕda) ذُو الْحِجَّة (ḏū l-ḥijja)

Malay

Proper noun

محرم

  1. Jawi spelling of Muharam

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مَحْرَم (maḥram).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? mahram
Dari reading? mahram
Iranian reading? mahram
Tajik reading? mahram

Noun

محرم (mahram)

  1. (Islam) mahram; close family member who cannot be married
  2. (by extension) confidant, intimate friend
    Synonyms: همدم (hamdam), دمساز (damsâz)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مُحَرَّم (muḥarram).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? muharram
Dari reading? moharram
Iranian reading? moharram
Tajik reading? müharram

Noun

محرم (moharram)

  1. (Islam) Moharram (Islamic month)

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