حرام

See also: حزام

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ح ر م (ḥ-r-m), related to Hebrew חֵרֶם (ḥērem, taboo, consecration).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħa.raːm/

Adjective

حَرَام (ḥarām) (feminine حَرَام (ḥarām), common plural حُرُم (ḥurum))

  1. forbidden, interdicted, unlawful, illegitimate
    اِبْنِ حَرَامibni ḥarāmillegitimate son/child (bastard)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 10:59:
      قُلۡ أَرَءَيۡتُم مَّاۤ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّٰهُ لَكُم مِّن رِّزۡقࣲ فَجَعَلۡتُم مِّنۡهُ حَرَامࣰا وَحَلَـٰلࣰا قُلۡ ءَاۤللَّهُ أَذِنَ لَكُمۡ ۖ أَمۡ عَلَى ٱللَّٰهِ تَفۡتَرُونَ
      qul ʾa-raʾaytum mā ʾanzala l-lahu lakum min rizqin fa-jaʿaltum minhu ḥarāman wa-ḥalālan qul ʾāllāhu ʾaḏina lakum ʾam ʿalā llāhi taftarūna
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
  2. ill-gotten; stolen
  3. inviolable, sacred, sacrosanct, taboo
    اَلْأَشْهُرُ الْحُرُمُal-ʔašhuru l-ḥurumuThe sacred months.
  4. cursed, accursed
Declension
Antonyms
Derived terms

Noun

حَرَام (ḥarām) m

  1. verbal noun of حَرِمَ (ḥarima) (form I)
  2. verbal noun of حَرُمَ (ḥaruma) (form I)
Declension

Etymology 2

A modern coinage, having its name because of the resemblance to the إِحْرام (ʔiḥrām) of Mecca pilgrims.

Noun

حِرَام (ḥirām) m (plural حِرَامَات (ḥirāmāt) or أَحْرِمَة (ʔaḥrima))

  1. woolen blanket, cloak (worn as a garment)
Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), حرام”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 250
  • Worrell, William Hoyt (1935), “More about Arabic Terms for ”Rug””, in Ars Islamica, volume 2, issue 1, →DOI, page 68

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic حَرَام (ḥarām).

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /haˈɾɔm/

Adjective

Dari حرام
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҳаром (harom)

حرام (harâm)

  1. (Islam) haram
  2. forbidden
  3. illegitimate
  4. analogous to saying "poor thing" as an expression of compassion towards the suffering

Antonyms

Derived terms

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح ر م

Etymology 1

From Arabic حَرَام (ḥarām).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħa.raːm/, [ħaˈrˤɑːm]
  • (file)

Adjective

حرام (ḥarām) (feminine حرام (ḥarām))

  1. forbidden, unlawful
    Synonym: ممنوع (mamnūʕ)
  2. sacred, holy
    Synonym: مقدس (muqaddas)
  3. (Islam) haram
Antonyms

Noun

حرام (ḥarām) m

  1. taboo, shame

See also

  • حرّم (ḥarram, to prohibit)

Etymology 2

From Arabic إِحْرَام (ʔiḥrām).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħraːm/, [ħrˤɑːm]
  • (file)

Noun

حرام (ḥrām) m (plural حرامات (ḥrāmāt))

  1. blanket
    Synonym: بطانية (baṭṭāniyye)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian حرام (harâm), from Arabic حرام (ḥarām)

Pronunciation

Adjective

حرام (harām) (Hindi spelling हराम)

  1. forbidden
  2. unlawful
  3. (Islam) haram

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu حرام (harām).

Adjective

حرام (harām)

  1. forbidden
  2. unlawful
  3. (Islam) haram
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