English
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Etymology
From Turkish #Turkish|harem, from Arabic ARchar|حر� (ḥaram) �something prohibited; sanctuary, women�; and later also from ARchar|حر�� (ḥarīm) with same meaning, both from ARchar|حر� (ḥaruma) �be forbidden or unlawful�. (Eng. usg. 1623)

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-harem.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

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.

Translations
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Arabic: ARchar|حر��
Bosnian: harem#Bosnian|harem m
Bulgarian: �а�ем#Bulgarian|�а�ем m
Chinese:
:Simplified: 妻妾, �宫
:Traditional: 妻妾, �宮 (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: �α�έμι
mid
Hebrew: �ר���
Hindi: महल-सरा (mahal-sar�) f, हरम-सरा (haram-sar�) f
Hungarian: hárem
Italian: harem
Japanese: ����
Korean: �� (harem), �� (hugung)
Persian: FAchar|حر��
Portuguese: harém m
Russian: га�ем m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: �а�ем#Serbian|�а�ем m
:Roman: harem#Serbian|harem m
Spanish: harén
Swedish: harem n
Turkish: harem
Urdu: URchar|�ح� سرا (mahal-sar�) f, URchar|حر� سرا (haram-sar�) f

See also
top2
concubine
polygamy
polygyny
mid2
seraglio
zenana

Bosnian

Noun
harem m s (p: haremi)

1. harem

Category:Bosnian nouns

Croatian

Noun
hr-noun|m

1. #English|harem

Serbian
Noun
harem m s (p: haremi)
#harem
Cyrillic spelling
�а�ем#Serbian|�а�ем
Category:Serbian nouns

Turkish
Noun
harem
#harem
Category:Turkish nouns

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