English
makruh
Makruh comes from Arabic مَكْرُوه ‘disliked, hated’, and goes back to كَرِهَ.
- Arabicc. 500–presentكَرِهَkariha‘to hate, to dislike’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentمَكْرُوهmakrūh‘disliked, hated’
- Englishtodaymakruh
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentكَرِهَkariha‘to hate, to dislike’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentمَكْرُوهmakrūh‘disliked, hated’
- Englishtodaymakruh
Every English word from Arabic كَرِهَ
Today it means
adj Not haram, but disliked or offensive, such that a person will be rewarded for avoiding it.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic كَرِهَ / makruh