namahrem

Turkish

Alternative forms

• nâmahrem

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ﻧﺎﻣﺤﺮﻡ, from Persian نامحرم (nā-maḥram), compound of prefix ناـ (nâ-) and محرم (maḥram).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: na‧mah‧rem

Adjective

namahrem (obsolete)

1. person whose marriage is not prohibited by Islamic law
2. stranger (a person whom one does not know)

Antonyms

• mahrem

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “namahrem”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• namahrem in Turkish dictionaries at Dil Derneği.