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

Declension

Declension of noun الْحَرَمَيْن (al-ḥaramayn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	الْحَرَمَيْن al-ḥaramayn	—
Nominative	—	الْحَرَمَيْنُ al-ḥaramaynu	—
Accusative	—	الْحَرَمَيْنَ al-ḥaramayna	—
Genitive	—	الْحَرَمَيْنِ al-ḥaramayni	—

Synonyms

• الْحَرَمَيْن الشَّرِيفَيْن (al-ḥaramayn aš-šarīfayn)

Derived terms

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