Ḥ-R-M (Modern ; ) 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,", "exclude," "deny," "prohibit," "set apart," "sanctify," "inviolable," "to declare sacred or unlawful."
Arabic
Names Masjid al-Haram (); "The Sacred Mosque" – the mosque surrounding the Kaaba in Mecca Al-Bayṫ al-Ḥarām (, "The Sacred House"); the Kaaba Muḥarram (, "The Sanctified [Month]"); the first month of the Islamic calendar Al-Ḥaram ash-Sharîf (, "The Noble Sanctuary"); the Temple Mount in Jerusalem
Concepts Maḥram (, "forbidden", "unmarriageable (kinsman)", also "no need to cover" (see also types of hijab), or an unforbidden person within the family) Iḥrâm (); Hajj cloth, and the state of ritual consecration Harem (, "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 (); ritually impure, or a forbidden thing Ḥaram (); sanctuary
Hebrew and Aramaic concepts Ḥerem or Cherem (, pl. Ḥāremōṫ () or Ḥarāmôṫ ()); a term with several applications Haḥrāmah (); Confiscation (civil law)
See also Holiest sites in Islam List of characters and names mentioned in the Quran Middle East
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