محرم
Root: حرم
3 entries for this word
Hans Wehr Definitions
Entry 1
محرم maḥram pl. محارم maḥārim2 s.th. forbidden. inviolable, taboo, sacrosanct, holy, or sacred; unmarriageable, being in a degree of consanguinity precluding marriage (Isl. Law)
Entry 2
محرم muḥarram forbidden, interdicted; Muharram, name of the first Islamic month; محرم الحرام m. al-ḥarām honorific name of this month
Entry 3
محرم muḥrim Mecca pilgrim who has entered the state of ritual consecration (see احرام iḥrām)
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