Haram

:For the municipality of Haram, see Haram, Norway.

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:Note: The Arabic language has two related but separate words, حرم ?aram (without long vowel) and حرام ?ar?m (with long vowel). Both of these words can mean "forbidden" and/or "sacred" in a general way, but each has also developed some specialized meanings. Yet a third related word حريم ?ar?m most directly corresponds to English "harem".

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:This article covers the word ?aram (with short vowels in the singular form). For the technical Islamic legal meaning of ?ar?m with a long vowel (meaning something which is forbidden by Islam, such as eating pork), see "haraam".

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