MUHARRAM

Muharram, Moharram, Muharrum

(noun) the first month of the Islamic calendar

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Mo*hur"rum, Mu*har"ram, n. Etym: [Ar. muharram, prop., sacred, forbidden, n., the first month of the Mohammedan lunar year.]

1. The first month of the Mohammedan year. Whitworth.

2. A festival of the Shiah sect of the Mohammedans held during the first ten days of the month Mohurrum.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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