Muharram

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mohurrum \Mo*hur"rum\, Muharram \Mu*har"ram\, n. [Ar. muharram,
     prop., sacred, forbidden, n., the first month of the
     Mohammedan lunar year.]
     1. The first month of the Mohammedan year. --Whitworth.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. A festival of the Shiah sect of the Mohammedans held
        during the first ten days of the month Mohurrum.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Muharram \Muharram\ n.
     the first month of the Islamic calendar.
     [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Muharram
       n : the first month of the Islamic calendar [syn: {Moharram}, {Muharrum}]