الحرمين

Arabic

Etymology

Definite dual of حَرَم (ḥaram, sanctuary, sacred precinct).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /al.ħa.ra.majn/

Proper noun

الْحَرَمَيْن • (al-ḥaramayn) m

  1. collective sobriquet of the Great Mosque of Mecca and the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, the two holiest sites in Islam
  2. (by extension) Mecca and Medina, collectively

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Synonyms

Derived terms

  • خَادِم الْحَرَمَيْن (ḵādim al-ḥaramayn)
  • بِلَاد الْحَرَمَيْن (bilād al-ḥaramayn)
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