Definition/Meaning of Muharram

• English - Proper noun: Muharram The first month of the Islamic calendar . 1888 , Rudyard Kipling , ‘His Chance in Life’, Plain Tales from the Hills , Folio 2005, p . 56: These , hearing nothing of the Collector- Sahib for some time , and heartily despising the Hindu Sub-Judge, arranged to start a little Mohurrum riot of their own . 1990 , Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game , Folio Society 2010, p . 100: It was unfortunate…
• English - Alternative forms: Mohurrum
• English - Etymology: From Arabic مُحَرّمٌ ( “ forbidden ” ), from حَرُمَ ( ḥaruma , “ to be forbidden ” ).
• English - Pronunciation: ( UK ) IPA (key) : /muːˈhaɹəm/
• English - See also: ( Islamic calendar months ) Islamic calendar month ; Muharram , Safar , Rabi al-Awwal , Rabi al-Thani , Jumada al-Ula , Jumada al-Thani , Rajab , Sha'aban , Ramadan , Shawwal , Dhu al-Qida , Dhu al-Hijja (Category: en:Islamic months)