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he, ח–ר–מ; ar, ح–ر–م) is the

triconsonantal The roots of verbs and most nouns in the Semitic languages are characterized as a sequence of consonants or "radicals" (hence the term consonantal root). Such abstract consonantal roots are used in the formation of actual words by adding the vowels ...

root of many Semitic words, and many of those words are used as names. The basic meaning expressed by the root translates as "forbidden".

Arabic

Names

*'' Al-Masjid al-Ḥarām'' ( ar, ٱلْـمَـسْـجِـد الْـحَـرَام); "The Holy Mosque" — the

mosque A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...

surrounding the

Kaaba The Kaaba (, ), also spelled Ka'bah or Kabah, sometimes referred to as al-Kaʿbah al-Musharrafah ( ar, ٱلْكَعْبَة ٱلْمُشَرَّفَة, lit=Honored Ka'bah, links=no, translit=al-Kaʿbah al-Musharrafah), is a building at the c ...

Mecca Mecca (; officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, commonly shortened to Makkah ()) is a city and administrative center of the Mecca Province of Saudi Arabia, and the holiest city in Islam. It is inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow v ...

*''Al-Bayṫ al-Ḥarām'' ( ar, ٱلْـبَـيْـت الْـحَـرَام, "The Holy House"); the

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Muḥarram Muḥarram ( ar, ٱلْمُحَرَّم) (fully known as Muharram ul Haram) is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year when warfare is forbidden. It is held to be the second holiest month after ...

'' ( ar, مُـحَـرَّم, "Holy Month"); the first month of the

Islamic calendar The Hijri calendar ( ar, ٱلتَّقْوِيم ٱلْهِجْرِيّ, translit=al-taqwīm al-hijrī), also known in English as the Muslim calendar and Islamic calendar, is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 ...

*''Al-Ḥaram ash-Sharîf'' ( ar, ٱلْـحَـرَم الـشَّـرِيْـف, "The Greatly Holy"); the

Temple Mount The Temple Mount ( hbo, הַר הַבַּיִת, translit=Har haBayīt, label=Hebrew, lit=Mount of the House f the Holy}), also known as al-Ḥaram al-Sharīf (Arabic: الحرم الشريف, lit. 'The Noble Sanctuary'), al-Aqsa Mosque compou ...

(on which is located

Al-Aqsa Mosque Al-Aqsa Mosque (, ), also known as Jami' Al-Aqsa () or as the Qibli Mosque ( ar, المصلى القبلي, translit=al-Muṣallā al-Qiblī, label=none), and also is a congregational mosque located in the Old City of Jerusalem. It is situate ...

) in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

Concepts

*'' Maḥram'' ( ar, مَـحْـرَم, "forbidden", "unmarriageable (kinsman)", also "no need to cover" (see also ''

sartorial hijab This table of types of hijab describes terminologically distinguished styles of Islamic clothing commonly associated with the word ''hijab''. The Arabic word ''hijāb'' can be translated as "cover, wrap, curtain, veil, screen, partition", among ...

''), or an unforbidden person within the family) *'' Iḥrâm'' ( ar, إِحْـرَام);

Hajj The Hajj (; ar, حَجّ '; sometimes also spelled Hadj, Hadji or Haj in English) is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest city for Muslims. Hajj is a mandatory religious duty for Muslims that must be carried o ...

cloth, and the state of ritual consecration *'' Ḥarīm'' ( ar, حَـرِيْـم, "Forbidden place"); women's area in a house, forbidden for non-''Mahram'' men *'' Ḥarām'' ( ar, حَـرَام); ritually impure, or a forbidden

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*'' Ḥaram'' ( ar, حَـرَم); sanctuary

Hebrew and Aramaic concepts

*'' Ḥerem'' or ''Cherem'' ( he, חרם, pl. ''Ḥāremōṫ'' ( he, חָרְמוֹת) or ''Ḥarāmôṫ'' ( he, חֲרָמוֹת)); a term with several applications *''Haḥrāmah'' ( he, הַחְרָמָה); Confiscation (civil law)

References

Triconsonantal roots {{Semitic-lang-stub, H

Arabic

Names

Concepts

Hebrew and Aramaic concepts

See also

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