harem

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 See also 1.4 Anagrams 2 Italian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 3 Serbo-Croatian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Declension 4 Turkish 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Noun

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From Turkish harem, from Arabic حرم (ḥaram) ‘something prohibited; sanctuary, women’; and later also from حريم (ḥarīm) with same meaning, both from حرم (ḥaruma) ‘be forbidden or unlawful’. (Eng. usg. 1623)

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harem (plural harems)

1. The private part of an Arab household. In traditional Arab culture, this part of the household was forbidden to male strangers.
2. A group of women, wives and/or concubines in a polygamous household.
3. 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.

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concubine polygamy polygyny

seraglio zenana

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• Alphagram: aehmr
• herma

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Turkish

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harem m. inv.

1. harem

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From Turkish harem < Arabic حرم (ḥaram).

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hárem m. (Cyrillic spelling ха́рем)

1. harem

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From Arabic حرم (ḥaram).

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harem

1. harem