حرام
Root: حرم
2 entries for this word
Hans Wehr Definitions
Entry 1
حرام ḥarām pl. حرم ḥurum forbidden, interdicted, prohibited, unlawful; s.th. forbidden, offense, sin; inviolable, taboo; sacred, sacrosanct; cursed, accursed │ابن حرام ibn ḥ. illegitimate son, bastard; 171 الاراضي الحرام no man’s land; neutral territory; البيت الحرام (bait) the Kaaba; الشهر الحرام (šahr) the Holy Month Muharram; المسجد الحرام (masjid) the Holy Mosque in Mecca; حرام عليك you mustn’t do (say) that! بالحرام illicitly, illegally, unlawfully
Entry 2
حرام ḥirām pl. -āt, احرمة aḥrima a woolen blanket (worn as a garment around head and body)
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