حريم

See also: حریم

Arabic

Root
ح ر م (ḥ r m)
16 terms

Etymology

From the root ح ر م (ḥ-r-m) meaning "to be restricted", "to be respected", "to be inviolable".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħa.riːm/
• Rhymes: -iːm

Noun

حَرِيم • (ḥarīm) m

1. harem, a restricted place
2. gynaeceum, women's quarters

Declension

Declension of noun حَرِيم (ḥarīm)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَرِيم ḥarīm	الْحَرِيم al-ḥarīm	حَرِيم ḥarīm
Nominative	حَرِيمٌ ḥarīmun	الْحَرِيمُ al-ḥarīmu	حَرِيمُ ḥarīmu
Accusative	حَرِيمًا ḥarīman	الْحَرِيمَ al-ḥarīma	حَرِيمَ ḥarīma
Genitive	حَرِيمٍ ḥarīmin	الْحَرِيمِ al-ḥarīmi	حَرِيمِ ḥarīmi

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “حريم”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate, pages 553-557

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic حَرِيم (ḥarīm).

Pronunciation

• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /ħə.riːm/

Noun

حريم • (ḥarīm) f pl

1. (plural only) women
2. plural of مرة (mara)
3. plural of حرمة (“woman”)