Beranda Kamus Hharem

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harem

The separate part of a Muslim household reserved for the wives, concubines, and female servants of a wealthy man. / A group of female animals, especially cows or sheep, kept by a single dominant male. / A group of women who are romantically or sexually involved with one man, often used in a figurative or derogatory sense.

Noun

pl: harems

The term carries a heavy cultural and historical weight, originating from the Arabic word for "forbidden" or "sacred." In its primary sense, it describes a physical space of seclusion, but in modern English, it is frequently used to describe the social arrangement of the people within that space.

When applied to humans in a non-historical context, the word often carries a derogatory or objectifying connotation, implying a lack of agency for the women involved. In biological contexts, it is a neutral technical term used to describe polygynous mating systems in animals, where one male maintains exclusive breeding rights over a group of females.