حريم

See also: حریم

Arabic

Root
ح ر م (ḥ-r-m)

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

harem, a restricted place
gynaeceum, women's quarters

Declension

Declension of noun حَرِيم (ḥarīm)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	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, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 553-557

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic حَرِيم (ḥarīm).

Pronunciation

(Kuwait) IPA^(key): /ħə.riːm/

Noun

حريم • (ḥarīm) f pl

(plural only) women
plural of مرة (mara)
plural of حرمة (“woman”)

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