ḥrm

To ban, prohibit.

a. harmattan, possibly from Arabic ḥarām, evil thing;

b. Marrano, probably from Arabic maḥram, something forbidden;

c. harem, from Arabic ḥarīm, sanctuary, inviolable place, harem. a-c all from Arabic ḥarama, to exclude, deny, prohibit;

d. ihram, from Arabic ʾiḥrām, state of ritual purity of pilgrims to Mecca, infinitive of ʾaḥrama, to enter ihram, derived stem of ḥarama (see above);

e. Muharram, from Arabic muḥarram, forbidden, passive participle of ḥarrama, to declare sacred or unlawful, forbid, derived stem of ḥarama (see above).

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