Muharram

[ moo-hahr-uhm, moo-har-uhm ]

noun
  1. the first month of the Islamic calendar.

Origin of Muharram

1
First recorded in 1605–15; from Arabic muḥarram “forbidden,” from ḥarama “to prohibit, deny”; see also harem

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Muharram

Moharram

/ (muːˈhærəm) /


noun
  1. the first month of the Islamic year

Origin of Muharram

1
from Arabic: sacred

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