Muharram
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Muharram
- /muːˈhaɹəm/ UK
Where it comes from
From Arabic مُحَرَّم (muḥarram, “forbidden”), from حَرَّمَ (ḥarrama, “to forbid”). Doublet of marrano.
proper noun Muharrams · Moharram · Mohurram · Mohurrum · Muharrem
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The first month of the Islamic calendar, when many Islamic communities hold a festival commemorating the deaths of the grandsons of Muhammad.
These, hearing nothing of the Collector-Sahib for some time, and heartily despising the Hindu Sub-Judge, arranged to start a little Mohurrum riot of their own.
Similar: Muharram al-Haram
- A Shiite festival held during its first ten days; Ashura. It is now clear that the term Hobson-Jobson was originally a deprecating Anglo-Indian slang term for the Muharram used particularly in the army and merchant navy but also more widely.
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name the first month of the Islamic calendar
| 日本語 | ムハッラム Muharramu |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 穆哈蘭姆月 /穆哈兰姆月 Mùhālánmǔyuè |
| हिन्दी | मुहर्रम muharram |
| Français | mouharram |
| العربية | مُحَرَّم muḥarram |
name a Shiite festival held during its first ten days
| हिन्दी | मुहर्रम muharram |
|---|---|
| العربية | ذِكْرَى مُحَرَّم ḏikrā muḥarram |
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title = {Muharram},
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