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Haram^¹

noun

Alternative letter-case form of haram

haram^²

/həˈɹɑːm/

Rhymes with -ɑːm

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Borrowed from Arabic حَرَام (ḥarām). Doublet of harem and herem.

noun harams · haraam

A sin. In case of necessity it is permissible to change one's madhhab or to do a few things according to another madhhab. It is haram to cheat in order to omit a fard or commit a haram.

adjective haraam

not comparable Forbidden by Islam: unlawful, sinful. I can’t speak about sex with my friends in Arabic. The words are too heavy and culturally loaded. It all sounds haram (sinful).
Similar: nonhalal · Opposite: halal

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: sherif, masjid, mosque, sharif, shrine, sanctuary, cave, forbidden, harami, ithm, mahram, haramzada, awrah, hubus, habous, zina

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adj forbidden by Islam

한국어	하람 haram
日本語	ハラーム harāmu
中文	哈拉姆 hālāmǔ
हिन्दी	हराम harām
Kiswahili	haramu
Português	haram
Français	haram
Italiano	haram
Русский	хара́мный xarámnyj
العربية	حَرَام ḥarām
עברית	חַרַאם charám

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@misc{haram_2026,
  title = {haram},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/haram},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}