hareem

ha·reem

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hah-reem]
- /hɑˈrim/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hah-reem]
- /hɑˈrim/

Definitions of hareem word

noun hareem the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women. 1
noun hareem the women in a Muslim household, including the mother, sisters, wives, concubines, daughters, entertainers, and servants. 1
noun hareem Animal Behavior. a social group of females, as elephant seals, accompanied or followed by one fertile male who denies other males access to the group. 1
noun hareem Facetious: Sometimes Offensive. a group of women associated in any way with one man or household: I really resent it when our boss refers to us as his harem, though he's trying to be funny. 1
noun hareem Dated form of harem. 1

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Origin of hareem

First appearance:

before 1625

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1625-35, harem is from the Arabic word harīm harem, literally, forbidden

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Parts of speech for Hareem

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hareem

hareem popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

hareem usage trend in Literature

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