Where does “Muharram” come from?

Muharram comes from Arabic مُحَرَّم, the past participle of Arabic حَرَّمَ meaning "to forbid" or "to make sacred."

Muharram (English): The first month of the Islamic calendar, when many Islamic communities hold a festival commemorating the deaths of the grandsons of Muhammad

Definitions

  1. The first month of the Islamic calendar, when many Islamic communities hold a festival commemorating the deaths of the grandsons of Muhammad

Ancestry of “Muharram”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمُحَرَّمforbidden
2Arabicحَرَّمَto forbid
Every word from Arabic حَرَّمَ →Every word from Arabic مُحَرَّم →