احراق iḥrāḳ A (inf. iv. of حرق) s. m. Act of burning or setting on fire.

احرام iḥrām A (inf. iv. of حرم) s. m. Act of for- bidding or interdicting, putting on the pilgrimʼs habit at a certain distance from Mecca, determi- nation or resolution. (At a certain distance from Mecca, the pilgrims interdict themselves all worldly enjoyments, &c. There their reso- lution is fixed to complete the pilgrimage; and, hence, the word means the determination then formed). جامۀ احرام jāma-i-iḥrām, The gar- ment worn by pilgrims on entering Mecca.

محراب miḥrāb A (from حرب) s. f. 1. The prin- cipal place in a mosque where the priest prays before the people with his face turned towards Mecca. 2. The royal closet or chamber. 3. (In dakh.) Shelf, niche: see طاق t̤āḳ. محراب تيغ miḥrāb-i-teg̠ẖ, The curve or arch of a sci- mitar (as, the محراب is always arched).

محرابي miḥrāb-ī A adj. Of or relating to the miḥrāb, arched.