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maḥram (n. of place fr. حرم 'to be forbidden; to be sacred'), s.m. A spouse, consort; anyone to whom the ḥaramor women's apartments are open (as a father, or a son, etc.);—a confidant, an intimate friend;—s.f. A bodice, the part of the dress in which the breasts are confined;—adj. Confidential, intimate, familiar:—maḥram-ě-rāz, s.m. A confidant, intimate friend, confidential person:—maḥram-kurtī, s.f. Bodice and jacket:—maḥram honā(-kā), To be the confidant (of); to be intimately acquainted (with).
Origin: Arabic