محرم
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محرم¹
- /maħ.ram/
noun مَحْرَم · maḥram · مَحَارِم · الْمَحْرَم
- mahram, unmarriageable relative زِنَا الْمَحَارِمِ
محرم²
- /mu.ħar.ram/
Where it comes from
Derived from the passive participle of حَرَّمَ (ḥarrama, “to forbid”); compare حَرَام (ḥarām, “forbidden”).
adjective مُحَرَّم · muḥarram · مُحَرَّمَة · مُحَرَّمُون · مُحَرَّمَات
- forbidden
محرم³
- /mu.ħar.ram/
Where it comes from
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 · -
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Muharram (the first month of the Islamic calendar, when many Islamic communities hold a festival commemorating the deaths of the grandsons of Muhammad)
Similar: اَلْمُحَرَّم, مُحَرَّم الْحَرَام
In English
Talk about this word "محرم." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%85. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. محرم. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%85 "محرم." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%85.Cite this
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title = {محرم},
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year = {2026},
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