محرم

Arabic

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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

1. forbidden

Declension

Declension of adjective مُحَرَّم (muḥarram)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُحَرَّم muḥarram	الْمُحَرَّم al-muḥarram	مُحَرَّمَة muḥarrama	الْمُحَرَّمَة al-muḥarrama
Nominative	مُحَرَّمٌ muḥarramun	الْمُحَرَّمُ al-muḥarramu	مُحَرَّمَةٌ muḥarramatun	الْمُحَرَّمَةُ al-muḥarramatu
Accusative	مُحَرَّمًا muḥarraman	الْمُحَرَّمَ al-muḥarrama	مُحَرَّمَةً muḥarramatan	الْمُحَرَّمَةَ al-muḥarramata
Genitive	مُحَرَّمٍ muḥarramin	الْمُحَرَّمِ al-muḥarrami	مُحَرَّمَةٍ muḥarramatin	الْمُحَرَّمَةِ al-muḥarramati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُحَرَّمَيْن muḥarramayn	الْمُحَرَّمَيْن al-muḥarramayn	مُحَرَّمَتَيْن muḥarramatayn	الْمُحَرَّمَتَيْن al-muḥarramatayn
Nominative	مُحَرَّمَانِ muḥarramāni	الْمُحَرَّمَانِ al-muḥarramāni	مُحَرَّمَتَانِ muḥarramatāni	الْمُحَرَّمَتَانِ al-muḥarramatāni
Accusative	مُحَرَّمَيْنِ muḥarramayni	الْمُحَرَّمَيْنِ al-muḥarramayni	مُحَرَّمَتَيْنِ muḥarramatayni	الْمُحَرَّمَتَيْنِ al-muḥarramatayni
Genitive	مُحَرَّمَيْنِ muḥarramayni	الْمُحَرَّمَيْنِ al-muḥarramayni	مُحَرَّمَتَيْنِ muḥarramatayni	الْمُحَرَّمَتَيْنِ al-muḥarramatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُحَرَّمِين muḥarramīn	الْمُحَرَّمِين al-muḥarramīn	مُحَرَّمَات muḥarramāt	الْمُحَرَّمَات al-muḥarramāt
Nominative	مُحَرَّمُونَ muḥarramūna	الْمُحَرَّمُونَ al-muḥarramūna	مُحَرَّمَاتٌ muḥarramātun	الْمُحَرَّمَاتُ al-muḥarramātu
Accusative	مُحَرَّمِينَ muḥarramīna	الْمُحَرَّمِينَ al-muḥarramīna	مُحَرَّمَاتٍ muḥarramātin	الْمُحَرَّمَاتِ al-muḥarramāti
Genitive	مُحَرَّمِينَ muḥarramīna	الْمُحَرَّمِينَ al-muḥarramīna	مُحَرَّمَاتٍ muḥarramātin	الْمُحَرَّمَاتِ al-muḥarramāti

Descendants

• Spanish: marrano
  • Catalan: marrà

Etymology 2

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 fiighting, a tradition continued in Islam. The month is of special importance for Shia Muslims, for being the month in which the Battle of Karbala occured.

Proper noun

مُحَرَّم • (muḥarram) m

1. Muharram, the first of the twelve months of the Muslim lunar calendar, each beginning on a new moon.

   Synonym: اَلْمُحَرَّم (al-muḥarram)

Declension

Declension of noun مُحَرَّم (muḥarram)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	مُحَرَّم muḥarram	—
Nominative	—	مُحَرَّمٌ muḥarramun	—
Accusative	—	مُحَرَّمًا muḥarraman	—
Genitive	—	مُحَرَّمٍ muḥarramin	—

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: محرم (muharram)
• → Persian: محرم (moharram)

Synonyms

• مُحَرَّم الْحَرَام (muḥarram al-ḥarām)

See also

• (Islamic calendar months) أَشْهُر التَّقْوِيم الْهِجْرِيّ (ʔašhur al-ttaqwīm al-hijriyy); مُحَرَّم (muḥarram), صَفَر (ṣafar), رَبِيع الْأَوَّل (rabīʕ al-ʔawwal), رَبِيع الْآخِر (rabīʕ al-ʔāḵir), جُمَادَى الْأُولَى (jumādā l-ʔūlā), جُمَادَى الْآخِرَة (jumādā l-ʔāḵira), رَجَب (rajab), شَعْبَان (šaʕbān), رَمَضَان (ramaḍān), شَوَّال (šawwāl), ذُو الْقَعْدَة (ḏū l-qaʕda), ذُو الْحِجَّة (ḏū l-ḥijja) ^{(Category: ar:Islamic calendar months)}
• كَانُون الثَّانِي (kānūn aṯ-ṯānī)
• يَنَايِر (yanāyir)
• صَفَر (ṣafar)

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Malay

Alternative forms

• Muharam

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic مُحَرَّم (muḥarram).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muharam/
• Rhymes: -aram, -ram, -am

Proper noun

محرم (Muharam)

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

Synonyms

• bulan sura / بولن سورا

See also

• (Islamic calendar months) bulan-bulan takwim Hijrah; Muharam, Safar, Rabiulawal, Rabiulakhir, Jamadilawal, Jamadilakhir, Rejab, Syaaban, Ramadan, Syawal, Zulkaedah, Zulhijah ^{(Category: ms:Islamic calendar months)}