محرم

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Etymology 1[edit]

Derived from the passive participle of حَرَّمَ (ḥarrama, to forbid), from the root ح ر م (ḥ-r-m); compare حَرَام (ḥarām, forbidden).

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مُحَرَّم (muḥarram) (feminine مُحَرَّمَة (muḥarrama), masculine plural مُحَرَّمُونَ (muḥarramūna), feminine plural مُحَرَّمَات (muḥarramāt))

  1. forbidden
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Etymology 2[edit]

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.

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مُحَرَّم (muḥarramm

  1. Muharram, the first of the twelve months of the Muslim lunar calendar, each beginning on a new moon.
    Synonym: اَلْمُحَرَّم (al-muḥarram)
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Hijri calendar months in Arabic · الْأَشْهُر فِي التَّقْوِيمِ الْهِجْرِيّ (al-ʔašhur fī at-taqwīmi al-hijriyy) (layout · text)
Muharram Safar Rabi I Rabi II
اَلْمُحَرَّم (al-muḥarram)
مُحَرَّم (muḥarram)
صَفَر (ṣafar) رَبِيع الْأَوَّل (rabīʕ al-ʔawwal) رَبِيع الْآخِر (rabīʕ al-ʔāḵir)
رَبِيع الثَّانِي (rabīʕ aṯ-ṯānī)
Jumada I Jumada II Rajab Sha'ban
جُمَادَى الْأُولَى (jumādā l-ʔūlā) جُمَادَى الْآخِرَة (jumādā l-ʔāḵira)
جُمَادَى الثَّانِي (jumādā ṯ-ṯānī)
رَجَب (rajab) شَعْبَان (šaʕbān)
Ramadan Shawwal Dhu'l-Qa'da Dhu'l-Hijja
رَمَضَان (ramaḍān) شَوَّال (šawwāl) ذُو الْقَعْدَة (ḏū l-qaʕda) ذُو الْحِجَّة (ḏū l-ḥijja)

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Etymology[edit]

From Arabic مُحَرَّم (muḥarram).

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محرم (Muharam)

  1. Muharram (the first month of the Islamic calendar)

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