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Arabic word

حرام

forbidden illegal (according to religious law or values)

Type
adjective
Root
حرم

Example

أكل لحم الخنزير حرام في الإسلام.

Eating pork is forbidden in Islam.

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يَعْنِي \"لَا تُكَلِّمْنِي عَنْ اَلْحَرَامِ وَ الْحَلَالِ\"! It means "Don't talk to me about what's forbidden and what's allowed"!
مؤخرا اكتشفت أنني أملك تسع حرامات شتوية في البيت Recently, I discovered that I have nine winter sweaters in my house.
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Words from the same root

ح ر م

Arabic words grow from roots. These words share the root of حرام, so their meanings are related: learn them together.

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