حَرَمَ (ḥarama)to forbid

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb حَرَمَ (ḥarama) — “to forbid”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation (1): حَرَمَ يَحْرِمُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
حَرَمَ ḥaramaيَحْرِمُ yaḥrimuاِحْرِمْ aiḥrimحِرْمَان ḥirmaān

Conjugation (2): حَرُمَ يَحْرُمُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
حَرُمَ ḥarumaيَحْرُمُ yaḥrumuاُحْرُمْ auḥrumحُرْمَةٌ ḥurmaaun

Conjugation (3): حَرَّمَ يُحَرِّمُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
حَرَّمَ ḥaraamaيُحَرِّمُ yuḥariimuحَرِّمْ ḥariimتَحْرِيم taḥrīm

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to forbid

    • حَرَّمَ القَانُونُ القِتَالَ.The law forbids fighting.
    • حَرَّمَ الدِّينُ أَكْلَ لُحُومِ الخِنْزِيرِ.Religion forbids eating pork.
    • هَلْ حَرَّمَ المُعَلِّمُ عَلَى الطُّلَّابِ الغِشَّ فِي الاِمْتِحَانِ؟Did the teacher forbid the students from cheating on the exam?
  2. 2. to deprive

    • حَرَمَ الأَبُ ابْنَهُ مِنَ المِيرَاثِ.The father deprived his son of the inheritance.
    • حَرَمَتِ الحَرْبُ الأَطْفَالَ مِنْ طُفُولَتِهِمْ.The war deprived the children of their childhood.
    • لِمَاذَا حَرَمَ المُعَلِّمُ الطَّالِبَ مِنَ الدُّخُولِ إِلَى الصَّفِّ؟Why did the teacher deprive the student of entering the classroom?
  3. 3. to be forbidden

    • حَرُمَ أَكْلُ لَحْمِ الْخِنْزِيرِ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ.Eating pork is forbidden in Islam.
    • حَرُمَ عَلَيْهِ دُخُولُ الْمَدِينَةِ بَعْدَ جَرِيمَتِهِ.He was forbidden from entering the city after his crime.
    • حَرُمَ الْكَذِبُ فِي جَمِيعِ الْأَدْيَانِ السَّمَاوِيَّةِ.Lying is forbidden in all Abrahamic religions.
  4. 4. to deprive of

    • حُرِمَ الطِّفْلُ مِنَ اللَّعِبِ بِسَبَبِ مَرَضِهِ.The child was deprived of playing due to his illness.
    • حُرِمَ الكَثِيرُ مِنَ النَّاسِ مِنْ حُقُوقِهِمْ الأَسَاسِيَّةِ فِي تِلْكَ الفَتْرَةِ.Many people were deprived of their basic rights during that period.
    • لَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُحْرَمَ أَيُّ شَخْصٍ مِنْ فُرْصَةِ التَّعْلِيمِ بِسَبَبِ ظُرُوفِهِ الاِقْتِصَادِيَّةِ.No one should be deprived of the opportunity for education due to their economic circumstances.
  5. 5. to make forbidden

    • حَرَّمَ اللهُ الرِّبَا.God made usury forbidden.
    • حَرَّمَ القَانُونُ التَّلَوُّثَ البِيئِيَّ.The law made environmental pollution forbidden.
    • لَمْ يُحَرِّمِ المُعَلِّمُ عَلَى الطُّلَّابِ القِرَاءَةَ.The teacher did not make reading forbidden for the students.
  6. 6. to make inviolable

    • حَرَّمَ اللهُ الْبَيْتَ الْحَرَامَ عَلَى الْكُفَّارِ.God made the Sacred House inviolable to the disbelievers.
    • حَرَّمَ الْمَلِكُ هَذِهِ الْأَرْضَ عَلَى الرُّعَاةِ.The king made this land inviolable to the shepherds.
    • حَرَّمَ الْقَائِدُ الْمَنْطِقَةَ وَمَنَعَ الدُّخُولَ إِلَيْهَا.The commander made the area inviolable and prohibited entry into it.
  7. 7. to make unlawful

    • حَرَّمَ الرَّسُولُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ أَكْلَ لَحْمِ الخِنْزِيرِ.The Prophet, peace be upon him, made pork unlawful to eat.
    • حَرَّمَ المُجْتَمِعُ التَّعَامُلَ بِالرِّبَا.Society made dealing with usury unlawful.
    • لَمْ يُحَرِّمِ القُرْآنُ التَّجَارَةَ، بَلْ نَهَى عَنِ الغِشِّ فِيهَا.The Quran did not make trade unlawful, but rather forbade cheating in it.
  8. 8. to prohibit

    • حَرَّمَ القَانُونُ الصَّيْدَ فِي هَذِهِ المِنْطَقَةِ.The law forbids hunting in this area.
    • أَلَمْ تُحَرِّمِ الإِدَارَةُ اسْتِخْدَامَ الهَوَاتِفِ فِي قَاعَةِ الامْتِحَانِ؟Did the administration not forbid the use of phones in the examination hall?
    • حَرَّمَ الأَبُ عَلَى أَوْلَادِهِ مُصَاحَبَةَ الأَشْخَاصِ ذَوِي السُّلُوكِ السَّيِّئِ.The father forbade his children from associating with people of bad behavior.

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