الحرمين
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Definite dual of حَرَم (ḥaram, “sanctuary, sacred precinct”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
الْحَرَمَيْن • (al-ḥaramayn) m
- collective sobriquet of the Great Mosque of Mecca and the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, the two holiest sites in Islam
- (by extension) Mecca and Medina, collectively
Declension edit
Declension of noun الْحَرَمَيْن (al-ḥaramayn)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | الْحَرَمَيْن al-ḥaramayn |
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| Nominative | — | الْحَرَمَيْنُ al-ḥaramaynu |
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| Accusative | — | الْحَرَمَيْنَ al-ḥaramayna |
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| Genitive | — | الْحَرَمَيْنِ al-ḥaramayni |
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Synonyms edit
- الْحَرَمَيْن الشَّرِيفَيْن (al-ḥaramayn aš-šarīfayn)
Derived terms edit
- خَادِم الْحَرَمَيْن (ḵādim al-ḥaramayn)
- بِلَاد الْحَرَمَيْن (bilād al-ḥaramayn)