MUHARRUM

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Meaning:

The first month of the Islamic calendar

Synonyms:

Moharram; Muharram; Muharrum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("Muharrum" is a kind of...):

Islamic calendar month (any lunar month in the Muslim calendar)

Holonyms ("Muharrum" is a part of...):

Islamic calendar; Mohammedan calendar; Moslem calendar; Muhammadan calendar; Muslim calendar (the lunar calendar used by Muslims; dates from 622 AD (the year of the Hegira); the beginning of the Muslim year retrogresses through the solar year completing the cycle every 32 years)