Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haram al-sharif

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables: haram al-sharif
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Temple Mount; the Noble Sanctuary.

Example Sentences

"This marked the first time since 2017 that an Israeli Minister has visited the site, known by Jews as Temple Mount and by Muslims as Haram al-Sharif, and which is administered by Jordan."

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْحَرَم الشَّرِيف (al-ḥaram aš-šarīf, “the noble sanctuary”), a sobriquet also used for the other two holiest sites in Islam in Mecca and Medina.

Word Breakdown

Root: ح ر م

Questions

What does haram al-sharif mean?: The Temple Mount; the Noble Sanctuary.
Where does haram al-sharif come from?: Borrowed from Arabic الْحَرَم الشَّرِيف (al-ḥaram aš-šarīf, “the noble sanctuary”), a sobriquet also used for the other two holiest sites in Islam in Mecca and Medina.

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