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Muharrams

Muharrams is the plural of Muharram.

Meaning of Muharram

Proper noun

Muharram (plural Muharrams)

  1. The first month of the Islamic calendar, when many Islamic communities hold a festival commemorating the deaths of the grandsons of Muhammad.
    • These, hearing nothing of the Collector-Sahib for some time, and heartily despising the Hindu Sub-Judge, arranged to start a little Mohurrum riot of their own.1888, Rudyard Kipling, “His Chance in Life”, in Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio, published 2005, page 56
  2. A Shiite festival held during its first ten days; Ashura.
    • It is now clear that the term Hobson-Jobson was originally a deprecating Anglo-Indian slang term for the Muharram used particularly in the army and merchant navy but also more widely.2014, James Lambert, “A Much Tortured Expression: A New Look At `Hobson-Jobson'”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 27, number 1, page 67

Questions about Muharrams

What is Muharrams the plural of?
Muharrams is the plural of Muharram.

Words near Muharrams in the dictionary

  1. Muhamut
  2. muhapatti
  3. muhapattis
  4. Muharram
  5. Muharram al-Haram
  6. Muharrams
  7. Muharraq
  8. Muharrem
  9. Muhas
  10. muhassil
  11. muhassils

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