Arabic vocabulary
مُحَرَّمforbidden in Arabic
مُحَرَّم is how you say “forbidden” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
نعم لَا يَأْثَم صَاحبه إِذا لم يقْتَرن بحزنه محرم كَمَا يحزن على المصائب
Yes, one does not sin for it if his sadness is not accompanied by something prohibited, as one grieves over calamities.
مُحَرَّمٌ — something prohibited. A passive participle, 'something forbidden', the delayed subject of 'was joined'. As a passive form it names a thing made unlawful; it states what must not accompany the sadness.
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