محرم

Arabic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu.ħar.ram/

Etymology 1

Derived from the passive participle of حَرَّمَ‎ (ḥarrama, “to forbid”), from the root ح ر م‎ (ḥ-r-m); 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 • (muḥarram) m

  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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See also

    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

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    From Arabic مُحَرَّم‎ (muḥarram).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /muharam/
    • Rhymes: -aram, -ram, -am

    Proper noun

    محرم (Muharam)

    1. Muharram (the first month of the Islamic calendar)

    Synonyms

    • bulan sura / بولن سورا‎

    See also

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