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حَرَمٌ حرم حرمة : see حَرَامٌ, with which it is sometimes syn., like as زَمَنٌ is with زَمَانٌ. (S, Msb, TA.) ― -b2- [Hence,] الحَرَمُ The حَرَم [or sacred territory] of Mekkeh, (Lth, Az, Msb, * K,) upon the limits of which were set up ancient boundary-marks [said to have been] built by Abraham; (Az, TA;) also called حَرَمُ ا@للّٰهِ and حَرَمُ رَسُوِلِ ا@للّٰهِ (K) and ↓ المُحَرَّمُ : (Lth, K:) also the حَرَم of El-Medeeneh: (Msb:) [and Mekkeh itself: and El-Medeeneh itself:] and الحَرَمَانِ [the sacred territory of Mekkeh and that of El-Medeeneh: and] Mekkeh [itself] and El-Medeeneh [itself]: pl. أَحْرَامٌ: (K:) and حَرَمُ ا@للّٰهِ is also applied to Mekkeh [itself]. (S.) ― -b3- See also حَرِيمٌ, in two places.
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.

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