Arabic vocabulary
حرامforbidden
How to say “forbidden” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
كُلُّ الْمُسْلِمِ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِ حَرَامٌ دَمُهُ وَمَالُهُ وَعِرْضُهُ
All of the Muslim is sacred to another Muslim: his blood, his wealth, and his honor.
حَرَامٌ — inviolable/forbidden. The predicate, 'forbidden, inviolable', in the '-u' ending: 'all of the Muslim is sacrosanct to another'. Indefinite, it declares the whole person off-limits, with the parts named next in apposition.
From: Brotherhood in Islam →
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