Ḥ-R-M (Modern Hebrew: ח–ר–מ;[1][2] Arabic: ح–ر–م)[3] is the triconsonantal root of many Semitic words, and many of those words are used as names. The basic meaning expressed by the root translates as "forbidden".[4][5]: 471
Arabic
editNames
edit- Masjid al-Haram (Arabic: ٱلْـمَـسْـجِـد الْـحَـرَام);[3] "The Sacred Mosque" – the mosque surrounding the Kaaba in Mecca[5]
- Al-Bayṫ al-Ḥarām (Arabic: ٱلْـبَـيْـت الْـحَـرَام,[3] "The Sacred House"); the Kaaba
- Muḥarram (Arabic: مُـحَـرَّم, "The Sanctified [Month]"); the first month of the Islamic calendar
- Al-Ḥaram ash-Sharîf (Arabic: ٱلْـحَـرَم الـشَّـرِيْـف, "The Noble Sanctuary"); the Temple Mount in Jerusalem
Concepts
edit- Maḥram (Arabic: مَـحْـرَم, "forbidden", "unmarriageable (kinsman)", also "no need to cover" (see also types of hijab), or an unforbidden person within the family)
- Iḥrâm (Arabic: إِحْـرَام); Hajj cloth, and the state of ritual consecration
- Ḥarīm (Arabic: حَـرِيْـم, "forbidden precinct"); women's area in a house, forbidden for non-Mahram men
- Ḥarām (Arabic: حَـرَام); ritually impure, or a forbidden thing[4][5]
- Ḥaram (Arabic: حَـرَم); sanctuary
Hebrew and Aramaic concepts
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b מוֹרפיקס (in Hebrew), Morfix.co.il, 2000–2018, retrieved 2018-03-25
- ^ a b התקבלו 5 פירושים במילון לחרמות (in Hebrew), Milog.co.il, retrieved 2018-03-25,
Hebrew dictionary
- ^ a b c Quran 5:1-96
- ^ a b Adamec, Ludwig (2009). Historical Dictionary of Islam, 2nd Edition. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 102. ISBN 9780810861619.
- ^ a b c Mohammad Taqi al-Modarresi (26 March 2016). The Laws of Islam (PDF). Enlight Press. ISBN 978-0994240989. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ מוֹרפיקס (in Hebrew), Morfix.co.il, 2000–2018, retrieved 2018-03-25
- ^ הַחְרָמָה (in Hebrew), Milog.co.il, retrieved 2018-03-25
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