হেরেম

Bengali

Alternative forms

হারেম (harem)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian , from Arabic حَرَم (ḥaram). Cognate with Turkish harem. Doublet of হারাম (haram), মহরম (mohorom), and এহরাম (ehoram).

Noun

হেরেম • (herem) (objective হেরেম (herem) or হেরেমকে (heremke), genitive হেরেমের (heremer), locative হেরেমে (hereme))

harem, the private section of a Bengali household, traditionally forbidden to male strangers.
সারা দুনিয়ার হেরেমের পর্দা খুলে খুলে যায়।
śara duniẏar heremer pôrda khule khule jaẏ
The curtain of the harem of the entire world opens up
- Kazi Nazrul Islam

Synonym: অন্দরমহল (ôndôrmôhôl)
sanctum, sanctuary, sacred precinct
Synonym: হারাম (haram)

References

Accessible Dictionary, “হেরেম” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
Accessible Dictionary, “হেরেম” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh

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