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harem
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har·em  (hârm, hr-)
n.
1. A house or a section of a house reserved for women members of a Muslim household.
2. The wives, concubines, female relatives, and servants occupying such a place.
3. A group of women sexual partners for one man.

[Turkish, from Arabic arm, forbidden place, from arama, to prohibit; see rm in Semitic roots.]

harem
Noun
1. a Muslim man's wives and concubines collectively
2. the part of an Oriental house reserved for wives and concubines [Arabic harīm forbidden (place)]

Harem a family of wives or concubines, female relatives, and servants, 1781; the occupants of a harem collectively.
Examples: harem of dear friendships, 1855; a literary harem [‘library’], 1872.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.haremharem - living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
living quarters, quarters - housing available for people to live in; "he found quarters for his family"; "I visited his bachelor quarters"

harem
noun women's quarters, seraglio, zenana in eastern countries gynaeceum (in ancient Greece)
Translations
harem [hɑːˈriːm] nharén m

harem [hɑːˈriːm] nharem m

harem [hɑːˈriːm] nHarem m

harem [hɑːˈriːm] nharem m inv

harem
n harem [ˈhaːrim, haːˈriːm, (American ) ˈha:rəm]
1 the part of a Muslim house occupied by the women. harem, vroueverblyf حَريم харем harém harem der Harem χαρέμι harén haarem اندرونی؛ حرمسرا haaremi harem הָרמוֹן अन्त:पुर harem hárem harem kvennabúr harem ハレム 하렘(회교권의 여성방) haremas harēms harem harem harem harem harém harem гарем hárem harem harem harem ส่วนของบ้านคนมุสลิมสำหรับให้ผู้หญิงอยู่ harem (伊斯蘭教國家中的)閨閣 гарем زنان خانہ hậu cung)闺阁
2 the women themselves. harem النساء харем harém haremskvinder der Harem χαρέμι harén haarem زوجه؛ زنان حرمسرا haaremi harem נְשוֹת הָהָרמוֹן महिलाएं harem (skupno ime za žene i supruge u muslimanskoj kuci) hárem wanita harem kvennabúr harem ハレムの女たち 하렘에 사는 여자들 haremas harēms muslimah haremvrouwen haremskvinner harem harém harem гарем hárem harem žene harem กลุ่มผู้หญิงในบ้านของคนมุสลิม haremde bulunan kadınlar 女眷 гарем پردہ نشین مسلمان عورت những phụ nữ trong hậu cung


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