[tied] some terms for George ( it was Re: Historical ...)

From: Abdullah Konushevci
Message: 23638
Date: 2003-06-20

As first, you have asked about <haram>, not <hram> 'temple'.
As second, you are genius: "The turkish word "harem" is rendered
as "harem" in Romanian."

Konushevci
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--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "altamix" <alxmoeller@...> wrote:
> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Abdullah Konushevci"
> <a_konushevci@...> wrote:
> > <Haram> is an Arabic or Semitic word from the root
h.rm 'banning,
> > prohibiting' with many derivatives: harem 'prohibited place',
> > <haram> 'prohibited thing', <Muharrem> 'preserved, holy', etc.
> >
> > Konushevci
> > ************
>
> "haram" is not related to "hram". The "hram" is in fact used
> as "hramul bisericii" meaning " the saint which is the patron of
the
> church" and the expresion "ce hram ai ?"= " on which side you are,
> which is your "patron", which are your opinons about a certain
> thing".
>
> Interesting, if the another word "haram" should came from
> Arabic/Semitic word, it has nothing to do as meaning with
> something "prohibited". The turkish word "harem" is rendered
> as "harem" in Romanian.