الحرمين
Arabic
Etymology
Definite dual of حَرَم (ḥaram, “sanctuary, sacred precinct”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /al.ħa.ra.majn/
Proper noun
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
| 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)