English Explanatory Dictionary

Muharram

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The first month of the Islamic calendar, when many Islamic communities hold a festival commemorating the deaths of the grandsons of Muhammad.
  2. A Shiite festival held during its first ten days; Ashura.

Pronunciation

/muːˈhaɹəm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Muharram.wav

Word forms

Muharram Muharrams Moharram Mohurram Mohurrum Muharrem

Etymology

From Arabic مُحَرَّم (muḥarram, “forbidden”), from حَرَّمَ (ḥarrama, “to forbid”). Doublet of marrano.

Synonyms

Muharram al-Haram
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