Ḥ-R-M
Triconsonantal root of many Semitic words
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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 meanings expressed by the root can be translated as "forbid,"[4][5]: 471 , "exclude," "deny," "prohibit," "set apart," "sanctify," "inviolable," "to declare sacred or unlawful."[6]
Arabic
Names
- 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
- 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
- Harem (Arabic: حَـرِيْـم, "forbidden precinct"); private area of a house, in contrast to the areas meant for receiving guests; a place set apart for the household's women, and off-limits to non-Mahram men.
- Ḥarām (Arabic: حَـرَام); ritually impure, or a forbidden thing[4][5]
- Ḥaram (Arabic: حَـرَم); sanctuary
