harem

== English == === Alternative forms === hareem (dated) harim (dated) === Etymology === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حرم (harem) Turkish harem, from Arabic حَرَم (ḥaram, “something prohibited; sanctuary, women”); and later also from حَرِيم (ḥarīm) with same meaning, both from حَرُمَ (ḥaruma, “be forbidden or unlawful”). Doublet of haram and herem. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɑːɹəm/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈhæɹəm/, /ˈhɛəɹəm/ Rhymes: -ɛəɹəm, (General American, Canada) -æɹəm, (Received Pronunciation) -iːm === Noun === harem (countable and uncountable, plural harems) The private section of a Muslim household forbidden to male strangers. [from 1841] A group of someone's girlfriends, 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 (including elephant seals), sea lions, and baboons. [from 1911] 2006 Maestripieri, Dario; Mayhew, Jessica; Carlson, Cindy L.; Hoffman, Christy L.; and Radtke, Jennifer M. "One-Male Harems and Female Social Dynamics in Guinea Baboons", published in Folia Primatol 2007; 78:56–68, doi 10.1159/000095686 (ornithology) A group of female birds mated to or associated with a breeding male. (slang) Any significant number of women together as a group; a bevy. (uncountable) A genre of anime and manga in which a man is the love interest of three or more women. ==== Hyponyms ==== (private area for wives, women thus kept): zenana (Indian contexts) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Anagrams === Hamer, Hamre, Maher, Mehra, Rhame, herma, rhema == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from French harem, from Arabic حَرَم (ḥaram, “something prohibited; sanctuary, women”). Doublet of haram. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈɾɛm] IPA(key): (Valencia) [aˈɾem] === Noun === harem m (plural harems) harem === See also === serrall === Further reading === “harem”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حرم, from Arabic حَرَم (ḥaram). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦaː.rəm/ Hyphenation: ha‧rem === Noun === harem m (plural harems, diminutive harempje n) harem (private part of an Arab house, esp. the women's quarters) Synonym: haremverblijf harem (group of female partners in a polygamous household) harem (group of female animals belonging to one male) ==== Hypernyms ==== vrouwenverblijf vrouwenvertrek ==== Derived terms ==== harembroek haremdame haremeunuch haremvrouw haremwachter ==== Related terms ==== haram == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === harem m (plural harems) harem === Further reading === “harem”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish حرم (harem) (Modern Turkish harem), from Arabic حَرَم (ḥaram, “something prohibited; sanctuary, women”); and later also from حَرِيم (ḥarīm) with same meaning, both from حَرُمَ (ḥaruma, “be forbidden or unlawful”). Doublet of haram. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈharəm] Rhymes: -rəm, -əm, -m Hyphenation: ha‧rêm === Noun === harêm (plural harem-harem) harem: the private section of an Arab household, traditionally forbidden to male strangers a group of someone's girlfriends, wives and/or concubines in a polygamous household (biology) 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, baboons, and elephant seals (biology) a group of female birds mated to or associated with a breeding male ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “harem”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حرم (harem), from Arabic حَرَم (ḥaram). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈa.rem/, (traditional, elevated style) /aˈrɛm/ Rhymes: -arem, (traditional, elevated style) -ɛm Hyphenation: hà‧rem, (traditional, elevated style) ha‧rèm === Noun === harem m (invariable) harem === References === == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حرم (harem), from Arabic حَرَم (ḥaram). Doublet of haram. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxa.rɛm/ Rhymes: -arɛm Syllabification: ha‧rem === Noun === harem m inan harem (the private part of an Arab household) (Islam) harem (group of women in a polygamous household) (humorous) harem (group of women gathered around one man they are interested in) harem (group of female animals (cows) herded and controlled by a male) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === harem in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN harem in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Romanian == === Alternative forms === харем (harem) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling === Etymology === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حرم (harem), from Arabic حَرَم (ḥaram). === Noun === harem n (plural haremuri) harem ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حرم (harem), from Arabic حَرَم (ḥaram). === Noun === hárem m inan (Cyrillic spelling ха́рем) harem ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Noun === harem n a harem ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== haram === References === “harem”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Turkish == === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish حرم (harem), from Arabic حَرَم (ḥaram). === Noun === harem (definite accusative haremi, plural haremler) harem ==== Declension ====