English Explanatory Dictionary

ihram

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state of ritual purity and dedication of a Muslim hajj pilgrim to Mecca.
  2. The clothing worn on such a pilgrimage; one length of cotton cloth around the loins and another thrown over the left shoulder.

Word forms

ihram ihrams hirrawem hirrawen ihrām

Etymology

From Arabic إِحْرَام (ʔiḥrām, “prohibition”).

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