حرم

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

The root 'حرم' primarily denotes prohibition, sacredness, and inviolability. It extends to concepts of something being forbidden, sacred, or protected, as well as the act of making something forbidden or sacred. It also encompasses the idea of something being withheld or denied.

Derived headwords

حَرُمَverb

1.
to be forbiddenboth
To be prohibited by religious law or sacredness.
2.
to be sacredclassical
To be inviolable or consecrated.

حَرَّمَverb

1.
to forbidboth
To prohibit something, making it unlawful or inaccessible.
2.
to make sacredclassical
To consecrate or declare something inviolable.
3.
to withholdboth
To deny or prevent someone from having something.

وَأَحْرَمَتهُ أَيْ مَنَعَهُ إِيَّاهُ — and He withheld it from them, meaning He prevented them from it.

حَرَامٌadjective

1.
forbiddenboth
Prohibited by religious law or custom; unlawful.
2.
sacredboth
Inviolable, consecrated, or holy.
3.
unacceptableboth
Not permissible or proper.

وَحَرَامٌ عَلَى قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَاهَا أَنْ يَتَقَبَّلَ مِنْهُمْ عَمَلٌ — And it is forbidden for a town which We destroyed that any deed be accepted from them.

حُرْمَةٌnoun

1.
sanctityboth
The state of being sacred, inviolable, or respected.
2.
prohibitionboth
The act of forbidding or the state of being forbidden.
3.
womanclassical
A woman, especially one's wife, in the sense of her honor and sanctity.

وَحُرْمَةٌ وَحَرِيمَةٌ وَحُرْمَانًا — and sanctity, and a wife, and deprivation.

حَرِيمٌnoun

1.
sacred precinctboth
An inviolable area, especially around a holy place.
2.
wifeboth
A wife or woman of the household, considered sacred.
3.
friendclassical
A close and trusted friend.

وَحَرِيمٌ: اسْمُ رَجُلٍ — And Harim: the name of a man.

حُرُمٌnoun

1.
forbidden thingsclassical
Things that are forbidden or prohibited.
2.
sacred thingsclassical
Things that are sacred or inviolable.

وَإِنْ أَتَاهُ خَلِيلٌ يَوْمَ مَسْأَلَةٍ ... يَقُولُ: لَا غَائِبٌ مَالِي وَلَا حَرَمٌ — And if a friend comes to him on a day of asking... he says: 'My wealth is not absent, nor is it forbidden (to give).'

حُرْمَانٌnoun

1.
deprivationboth
The state of being deprived of something; loss.
2.
prohibitionboth
The act of forbidding or the state of being forbidden.

وَحَرَّمَهُ الشَّيْءَ يَحْرِمُهُ حِرْمًا مِثْلَ سَرَقَهُ سَرَقًا — And he forbade him the thing, making it forbidden for him, like stealing it.

أَحْرَمَverb

1.
to forbidclassical
To make something forbidden or unlawful.
2.
to withholdclassical
To deny or prevent someone from having something.

وَنَبِّئْتُهَا أَحْرَمَتْ قَوْمَهَا ... لِتُنْكَحَ فِي مَعْشَرٍ آخِرِينَا — And I informed her that she had forbidden her people... so that she might be married into another clan.

حِيرَمٌnoun

1.
cattleclassical
A herd of cattle.
2.
abundant wealthclassical
A large amount of property, both movable and immovable.

وَالْحِيرَمُ: الْبَقَرُ — And al-hiram: cattle.

حَيْرَمَةٌnoun

1.
cowclassical
A female bovine animal; a cow.

وَاحِدَتُهَا حَيْرَمَةٌ — its singular is hayrimah.

حُرِّمَverb

1.
to be forbiddenboth
To be prohibited or made unlawful.
2.
to be sacredclassical
To be consecrated or inviolable.

حَرِيمَةٌnoun

1.
what is missedclassical
That which is missed or lost from something desired.

وَالْحَرِيمَةُ: مَا فَاتَ مِنْ كُلِّ مَطْمُوعٍ فِيهِ — And al-harimah: what is missed from everything that is desired.

حُرِّمَتْverb

1.
was forbiddenboth
Was prohibited or made unlawful.
2.
was sacredclassical
Was consecrated or inviolable.

أَمَّا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ الصُّورَةَ مُحَرَّمَةٌ؟ — Do you not know that the image is forbidden?

مُحَرَّمٌadjective

1.
forbiddenboth
Prohibited by law or religious decree.
2.
sacredboth
Inviolable or consecrated.
3.
difficultclassical
Hard to deal with or overcome.

أَمَّا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ الصُّورَةَ مُحَرَّمَةٌ؟ — Do you not know that the image is forbidden?

تَحْرِيمٌnoun

1.
prohibitionboth
The act of forbidding or the state of being forbidden.
2.
difficultyclassical
Hardship or difficulty.
3.
consecrationclassical
The act of making something sacred or holy.

فَقَالَ: يُحَرِّمُهُنَّ عَلَيَّ قَرَابَتِي مِنْهُنَّ — He said: 'My kinship to them forbids them to me.'

حُرِّيَّةٌnoun

1.
freedomboth
The state of being free from oppression or restriction.

حُرُومٌnoun

1.
abundant wealthclassical
A large quantity of possessions, both tangible and intangible.

وَالْحُورُمُ الْمَالُ الْكَثِيرُ مِنَ الصَّامِتِ وَالنَّاطِقِ — And al-hurum is abundant wealth, of silent and speaking (possessions).

حُرْمَةُnoun

1.
sacrednessboth
The quality of being sacred or inviolable.
2.
prohibitionboth
The state of being forbidden.

وَهُوَ حَرَامٌ بِحُرْمَةِ اللَّهِ — And it is forbidden by the sanctity of Allah.

حُرُمِيَّةٌnoun

1.
arrowsclassical
Arrows attributed to the Haram tribe.

وَالْحُرَمِيَّةُ: سِهَامٌ تُنْسَبُ إِلَى الْحَرَمِ — And al-huramiyyah: arrows attributed to al-Haram.

Parallel reading

وَحَرَامٌ عَلَى قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَاهَا أَنْ يَتَقَبَّلَ مِنْهُمْ عَمَلٌ

And it is forbidden for a town which We destroyed that any deed be accepted from them.

وَاجِبٌ عَلَى قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَاهَا أَنَّهُ لَا يَرْجِعُ مِنْهُمْ رَاجِعٌ أَيْ لَا يَتُوبُ مِنْهُمْ تَائِبٌ

It is incumbent upon a town which We destroyed that no one returns from them, meaning no repentant person repents from them.

وَحَرَامٌ فِي الْآيَةِ بِمَعْنَى وَاجِبٍ

And 'haram' in the verse means 'obligatory'.

فَإِنَّ حَرَامًا لَا أَرَى الدَّهْرَ بَاكِيًا ... عَلَى شَجْوِهِ، إِلَّا بَكَيْتُ عَلَى عَمْرٍو

For indeed, it is obligatory that I do not see the age weeping... over its sorrow, except that I would weep for Amr.

وَحَرَّمَهُ الشَّيْءَ يَحْرِمُهُ حِرْمًا مِثْلَ سَرَقَهُ سَرَقًا، بِكَسْرِ الرَّاءِ، وَحُرْمَةً وَحَرِيمَةً وَحُرْمَانًا وَأَحْرَمَهُ أَيْضًا إِذَا مَنَعَهُ إِيَّاهُ

And he forbade him the thing, making it forbidden for him, like stealing it, with a kasra on the ra, and hurmah, and harimah, and hurman, and he also made it forbidden for him if he prevented him from it.

وَنَبِّئْتُهَا أَحْرَمَتْ قَوْمَهَا ... لِتُنْكَحَ فِي مَعْشَرٍ آخِرِينَا

And I informed her that she had forbidden her people... so that she might be married into another clan.

وَإِنْ أَتَاهُ خَلِيلٌ يَوْمَ مَسْأَلَةٍ ... يَقُولُ: لَا غَائِبٌ مَالِي وَلَا حَرَمٌ

And if a friend comes to him on a day of asking... he says: 'My wealth is not absent, nor is it forbidden (to give).

وَقِيلَ: الْحَرَمُ الْحَرَامُ

And it is said: Al-haram means the forbidden.

وَقَالَ الْعَقِيلِيُّونَ حَرَامُ اللَّهِ لَا أَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ، وَيَمِينُ اللَّهِ لَا أَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ، مَعْنَاهُمَا وَاحِدٌ

And the 'Aqiliyyun say: 'By the sanctity of Allah, I will not do that,' and 'By the oath of Allah, I will not do that,' their meanings are the same.

وَفِي حَدِيثِ بَعْضِهِمْ إِذَا اجْتَمَعَتْ حُرْمَتَانِ طُرِحَتِ الصُّغْرَى لِلْكُبْرَى

And in the hadith of some of them: If two sacred things are combined, the lesser is sacrificed for the greater.

فِي الْحَرَامِ كَفَّارَةُ يَمِينٍ

In 'al-haram' is the expiation of an oath.

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ لِمَ تُحَرِّمُ مَا أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ لَكَ

O Prophet, why do you forbid what Allah has made lawful for you?

فَتَحْرُمُ بِلَبَنِهَا أَيْ صَارَ عَلَيْهَا حَرَامًا

So she becomes forbidden by her milk, meaning it became forbidden for her.

يُحَرِّمُهُنَّ عَلَيَّ قَرَابَتِي مِنْهُنَّ وَلَا يُحَرِّمُهُنَّ قَرَابَةُ بَعْضِهِنَّ مِنْ بَعْضٍ

My kinship to them forbids them to me, and the kinship of some of them to each other does not forbid them.

أَمَّا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ الصُّورَةَ مُحَرَّمَةٌ؟

Do you not know that the image is forbidden?

حُرِّمَتِ الظُّلْمَ عَلَى نَفْسِي أَيْ تَقَدَّسَتْ عَنْهُ وَتَعَالَتْ

I have forbidden injustice upon Myself, meaning I am sanctified and exalted above it.

وَهُوَ حَرَامٌ بِحُرْمَةِ اللَّهِ

And it is forbidden by the sanctity of Allah.