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حَرَم
sanctuary (a sacred, protected precinct) /ˈħa.ram/
nounB2#3714 most common
Also: holy site, sacred enclosure, forbidden/protected territory
Example sentences
الحَرَمُ كَبيرٌ.
The sanctuary is big.
زُرْنا الحَرَمَ المَكّيَّ أَمْسِ.
We visited the Meccan sanctuary yesterday.
يوجَدُ حَرَمانِ مُقَدَّسانِ في المَملَكَةِ العَرَبِيَّةِ السُّعوديَّةِ: حَرَمُ مَكَّةَ وحَرَمُ المَدينَةِ.
There are two sacred sanctuaries in Saudi Arabia: the sanctuary of Mecca and the sanctuary of Medina.
يُمنَعُ الصَّيدُ داخِلَ حُدودِ الحَرَمِ المَكّيِّ.
Hunting is forbidden within the boundaries of the Meccan sanctuary.
يُعتَبَرُ الحَرَمُ الإِبراهيميُّ في الخَليلِ مِن أَقدَسِ الأَماكِنِ عِندَ المُسلِمينَ واليَهودِ.
The Ibrahimi sanctuary in Hebron is considered one of the holiest places for Muslims and Jews.
تَشهَدُ رِحابُ الحَرَمِ النَّبَويِّ الشَّريفِ تَوسِعَةً كُبرى تَستَوعِبُ مَلايينَ الزّائِرينَ في مَوسِمِ الحَجِّ.
The courtyards of the noble Prophetic sanctuary are undergoing a major expansion to hold millions of visitors during the Hajj season.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | حَرَمٌ | أَحْرَامٌ |
| Genitive | حَرَمٍ | أَحْرَامٍ |
| Accusative | حَرَمًا | أَحْرَامًا |
| Vocative | يا حَرَمُ | يا أَحْرَامُ |
Word family
حَرامforbidden, unlawful
إِحرامthe sacred pilgrim state and its plain garment
مُحَرَّمMuharram (the sacred first month); also 'forbidden'
حَريمprotected private household quarters
حِرمانdeprivation, denial
Etymology
حَرَم comes from the Semitic root ح-ر-م (Ḥ-R-M), which carries the sense of forbidding or setting something apart as sacred and inviolable. A حَرَم is a place made off-limits to ordinary violence, hunting, and destruction precisely because of its sanctity. The same root gives Arabic حرام (forbidden) and إحرام (the pilgrim's consecrated state), showing how prohibition and sacredness are tied together in this word family.
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