muharram Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the first month of the Islamic calendar
    Muharrum; Moharram.

WordNet

Mo*hur"rum, Mu*har"ram noun (Also<
  • Mohurrum
  • Muharram
)
Etymology
Ar. muharram, prop., sacred, forbidden, n., the first month of the Mohammedan lunar year.
Definitions
  1. The first month of the Mohammedan year. Whitworth.
  2. A festival of the Shiah sect of the Mohammedans held during the first ten days of the month Mohurrum.

Webster 1913