محروم
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ح ر م (ḥ r m) |
| 17 terms |
Etymology
Derived from the passive participle of the verb حَرَمَ (ḥarama, “to deprive”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maħ.ruːm/
- Rhymes: -uːm
Adjective
مَحْرُوم • (maḥrūm) (feminine مَحْرُومَة (maḥrūma), masculine plural مَحْرُومُونَ (maḥrūmūna), feminine plural مَحْرُومَات (maḥrūmāt))
- passive participle of حَرَمَ (ḥarama)
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | مَحْرُوم maḥrūm |
الْمَحْرُوم al-maḥrūm |
مَحْرُومَة maḥrūma |
الْمَحْرُومَة al-maḥrūma |
| nominative | مَحْرُومٌ maḥrūmun |
الْمَحْرُومُ al-maḥrūmu |
مَحْرُومَةٌ maḥrūmatun |
الْمَحْرُومَةُ al-maḥrūmatu |
| accusative | مَحْرُومًا maḥrūman |
الْمَحْرُومَ al-maḥrūma |
مَحْرُومَةً maḥrūmatan |
الْمَحْرُومَةَ al-maḥrūmata |
| genitive | مَحْرُومٍ maḥrūmin |
الْمَحْرُومِ al-maḥrūmi |
مَحْرُومَةٍ maḥrūmatin |
الْمَحْرُومَةِ al-maḥrūmati |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | مَحْرُومَيْن maḥrūmayn |
الْمَحْرُومَيْن al-maḥrūmayn |
مَحْرُومَتَيْن maḥrūmatayn |
الْمَحْرُومَتَيْن al-maḥrūmatayn |
| nominative | مَحْرُومَانِ maḥrūmāni |
الْمَحْرُومَانِ al-maḥrūmāni |
مَحْرُومَتَانِ maḥrūmatāni |
الْمَحْرُومَتَانِ al-maḥrūmatāni |
| accusative | مَحْرُومَيْنِ maḥrūmayni |
الْمَحْرُومَيْنِ al-maḥrūmayni |
مَحْرُومَتَيْنِ maḥrūmatayni |
الْمَحْرُومَتَيْنِ al-maḥrūmatayni |
| genitive | مَحْرُومَيْنِ maḥrūmayni |
الْمَحْرُومَيْنِ al-maḥrūmayni |
مَحْرُومَتَيْنِ maḥrūmatayni |
الْمَحْرُومَتَيْنِ al-maḥrūmatayni |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | مَحْرُومِين maḥrūmīn |
الْمَحْرُومِين al-maḥrūmīn |
مَحْرُومَات maḥrūmāt |
الْمَحْرُومَات al-maḥrūmāt |
| nominative | مَحْرُومُونَ maḥrūmūna |
الْمَحْرُومُونَ al-maḥrūmūna |
مَحْرُومَاتٌ maḥrūmātun |
الْمَحْرُومَاتُ al-maḥrūmātu |
| accusative | مَحْرُومِينَ maḥrūmīna |
الْمَحْرُومِينَ al-maḥrūmīna |
مَحْرُومَاتٍ maḥrūmātin |
الْمَحْرُومَاتِ al-maḥrūmāti |
| genitive | مَحْرُومِينَ maḥrūmīna |
الْمَحْرُومِينَ al-maḥrūmīna |
مَحْرُومَاتٍ maḥrūmātin |
الْمَحْرُومَاتِ al-maḥrūmāti |
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: məhrum
- → Persian: محروم
- → Ottoman Turkish: محروم (mahrûm)
- Turkish: mahrum
- → Spanish: majara
- → Turkmen: mahrum
- → Uyghur: مەھرۇم (mehrum)
- → Uzbek: mahrum
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مَحْرُوم (maḥrūm)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /mah.ˈɾuːm/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mäɦ.ɾuːm]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mæɦ.ɹuːm]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mäɦ.ɾum]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | mahrūm |
| Dari reading? | mahrūm |
| Iranian reading? | mahrum |
| Tajik reading? | mahrum |
Adjective
| Dari | محروم |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | маҳрум |
محروم • (mahrum) (comparative محرومتَر, superlative محرومتَرین)
- deprived, excluded, bereaved
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume II, verse 1077:
- چیست در عالم بگو یک نعمتی
که نه محرومند از وی امتی- čīst dar 'ālam bi-gō yak na'mat-ē
ki na mahrūm-and az way ummat-ē - Tell (me), what single blessing is there in the world,
from which some group of people is not excluded?
- čīst dar 'ālam bi-gō yak na'mat-ē
- disappointed
References
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “محروم”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian محروم (mahrūm), from Arabic مَحْرُوم (maḥrūm).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /məɦ.ɾuːm/, [mɛɦ.ɾuːm]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -uːm
- Hyphenation: مَح‧رُوم
Adjective
مَحْرُوم • (mahrūm) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling महरूम)
Usage notes
Most commonly used in the first sense.
Further reading
- “محروم”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “محروم”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “محروم”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.