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haraam

haraam is the alternative spelling of haram.

Meaning of haram

Adjective

haram (not comparable)

  1. Forbidden by Islam: unlawful, sinful.
    • I can’t speak about sex with my friends in Arabic. The words are too heavy and culturally loaded. It all sounds haram (sinful).2005, Anoushiravan Ehteshami, Globalization and Geopolitics in the Middle East: Old Games, New Rules, Taylor & Francis e-Library, →ISBN, page 135
    Synonyms:
    nonhalal
    Antonyms:
    halal

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Questions about haraam

What is haraam the alternative spelling of?
Haraam is the alternative spelling of haram.

Words near haraam in the dictionary

  1. Har Har Mahadev
  2. HAR1
  3. HAR2
  4. Hara
  5. hara-kiri
  6. haraam
  7. Harada
  8. Harada-Ito procedure
  9. Harada-Ito procedures
  10. haradaite
  11. haradaites

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