English
wikipedia
Etymology
From Turkish #Turkish|harem, from Arabic ARchar|ØرÙ
(ḥaram) âsomething prohibited; sanctuary, womenâ; and later also from ARchar|ØرÙÙ
(ḥarÄ«m) with same meaning, both from ARchar|ØرÙ
(ḥaruma) âbe forbidden or unlawfulâ. (Eng. usg. 1623)
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-harem.ogg|Audio (US)
Noun
en-noun
- The private part of an Arab household. In traditional Arab culture, this part of the household was forbidden to male strangers.
- A group of women, wives and/or concubines in a polygamous household.
- A group of female animals (cows) herded and controlled by a male animal (bull) of that species for breeding purposes. Such behaviour is exhibited by bovids including cattle and buffalo as well as moose, elephants, seals, sea lions, sea elephants.
Translations
rfc-trans
Arabic: ARchar|ØرÙÙ
Bosnian: harem#Bosnian|harem m
Bulgarian: Ñ
аÑем#Bulgarian|Ñ
аÑем m
Chinese:
:Simplified: 妻妾, å宫
:Traditional: 妻妾, å¾å®® (hougong - lit.: "the palaces behind.")
Croatian: harem m
Czech: harém m
Danish: harem
Dutch: harem m, vrouwenverblijf
Estonian: haarem
Finnish: haaremi
French: harem m
German: Harem m
Greek: ÏαÏÎμι
mid
Hebrew: ×ר×××
Hindi: महल-सरा (mahal-sarÄ) f, हरम-सरा (haram-sarÄ) f
Hungarian: hárem
Italian: harem
Japanese: ãã¼ã¬ã
Korean: íë (harem), íê¶ (hugung)
Persian: FAchar|ØرÛÙ
Portuguese: harém m
Russian: гаÑем m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: Ñ
аÑем#Serbian|Ñ
аÑем m
:Roman: harem#Serbian|harem m
Spanish: harén
Swedish: harem n
Turkish: harem
Urdu: URchar|Ù
Ø٠سرا (mahal-sarÄ) f, URchar|ØرÙ
سرا (haram-sarÄ) f
See also
top2
concubine
polygamy
polygyny
mid2
seraglio
zenana
Bosnian
Noun
harem m s (p: haremi)
- harem
Category:Bosnian nouns
Croatian
Noun
hr-noun|m
- #English|harem
Serbian
Noun
harem m s (p: haremi)
#harem
Cyrillic spelling
Ñ
аÑем#Serbian|Ñ
аÑем
Category:Serbian nouns
Turkish
Noun
harem
#harem
Category:Turkish nouns
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