ihram

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noun

The state of ritual purity and dedication of a Muslim hajj pilgrim to Mecca.

OriginArabic إِحْرَام →
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Meanings

nounihram (countable and uncountable, plural ihrams)

plural ihrams · alternative hirrawem · alternative hirrawen · alternative ihrām

  1. countableuncountableIslamThe state of ritual purity and dedication of a Muslim hajj pilgrim to Mecca.
  2. countableuncountableIslamThe clothing worn on such a pilgrimage; one length of cotton cloth around the loins and another thrown over the left shoulder.

Origin

  1. Arabicإِحْرَام“prohibition”
  2. Englishihram

From Arabic إِحْرَام (ʔiḥrām, “prohibition”).

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