# Muharram

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /muːˈhaɹəm/ · frequency rank #70,103

## Definitions
1. The first month of the Islamic calendar, when many Islamic communities hold a festival commemorating the deaths of the grandsons of Mohammed.
2. A Shiite festival held during its first ten days; Ashura.

## Etymology
From Arabic مُحَرَّم (muḥarram, “forbidden”), from حَرَّمَ (ḥarrama, “to forbid”). Doublet of marrano.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/muharram