Haratin

English

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Etymology

The word Haratin has been traced to two roots. The first root is haratine, from Arabic [Term?] (“plowmen”).[1] The second etymology is based on the Berber word ahardan referring to skin color, more specifically "dark color".[2]

Noun

Haratin (plural Haratin or Haratins)

  1. A person of an Afro-Berber ethnic group speaking the Hassaniya language, mainly inhabiting Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, and Western Sahara

Alternative forms
  • Haratine

Translations

References
  1. Encyclopedia of Africa‎, Oxford University Press, 2010, →ISBN, page 549, Quote: "Haratine. Social caste in several northwestern African countries consisting of blacks, many of whom are former slaves (...)"
  2. Race, Slavery and Islam in Maghribi Mediterranean Thought: The Question of the Haratin in Morocco, volume 7, Routledge, 2002, pages 29–52

Anagrams

Catalan

Noun

Haratin ? (plural Haratins)

  1. Haratin

Dutch

Noun

Haratin ? (plural [please provide], diminutive [please provide])

  1. Haratin

French

Noun

Haratin m (plural Haratin or Haratins)

  1. Haratin

German

Noun

Haratin m (genitive ?, plural Haratin)

  1. (rare) Haratin

Italian

Noun

Haratin ? (plural Haratin)

  1. Haratin
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