Urdu Dictionary

احرام ěḥrām

A احرام ěḥrām [inf. n. iv of حرم], s.m. Lit. 'The act of entering upon a thing, or state, or time, that caused what was before allowable or lawful, to be forbidden or unlawful'; refraining from venereal intercourse, &c. during the month of Moḥarram;—determination or resolution to enter upon the performance of the ḥajj or pilgrimage to Mecca;—the period of pilgrimage at Mecca;—the garment worn by pilgrims on entering Mecca, consisting of two wrappers without seam (also jāmaʼe ěḥrām):—ěḥrām bāṅdhnā, v.n. To make one's vows as a pilgrim, at a certain stage from Mecca appointed for the purpose, preparatory to entrance into the holy city.