Muharram

== English == === Alternative forms === Moharram, Mohurram, Mohurrum Muharrem (via Ottoman Turkish) === Etymology === From Arabic مُحَرَّم (muḥarram, “forbidden”), from حَرَّمَ (ḥarrama, “to forbid”). Doublet of marrano. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /muːˈhaɹəm/ === Proper noun === Muharram (plural Muharrams) (Islam) The first month of the Islamic calendar, when many Islamic communities hold a festival commemorating the deaths of the grandsons of Muhammad. [from 17th c.] Synonym: Muharram al-Haram A Shiite festival held during its first ten days; Ashura. ==== Translations ==== === See also === == Hausa == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic مُحَرَّم (muḥarram). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mù.hár.ràm/ (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [mʊ̀.hár.ràŋ] === Proper noun === Mùhar̃r̃àm m Muharram ==== See also ====