seraglio

Oznaczający (Angielski)

1. A palace of a sultan.
2. A palace of a sultan.
3. A profligate or decadent residence of a rich person.
4. The sequestered living quarters used by wives and concubines (odalisques) in a Turkish Muslim household.
5. A brothel or place of debauchery.
6. An interior cage or enclosed courtyard for keeping wild beasts.

Koncepcje

harem

seraj

zenana

Synonimy

harem

serail

hareem

women’s apartment

palace

inner palace

gyneceum

gynaeceum

Tłumaczenia

sérail

Serail

saray

serraglio

serail

harem

harem

Harem

harem

παλάτι

harém

serrallo

حرم النساء

χαρέμι

σεράι

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/səˈɹæljoʊ/

Etymologia (Angielski)

From Italian serraglio, from Vulgar Latin *serrāculum, from a late form of Latin serāre (“lock up, close”), from sera (“lock, bolt”). The Italian word was used (because of phonetic similarity) to translate Turkish saray (palace). Compare serai, serail.