Persian · noun/adjective, masculine · People & Roles
Naamehram
नामहरम
said naa-mah-ram
also written: Na-mehram, Namehram
Meaning
A stranger or outsider not admitted to one's intimacy; one unfit to share the heart's secret.
Literally: not-intimate, outside the sacred circle
Usage & notes
The naamehram is the uninitiated stranger before whom the lover's secret must be guarded. The figure heightens the sense that mystic and poetic truth can be shared only with the worthy few.
Related words
ARABIC
Mahram
An intimate or confidant admitted to one's secrets; one trusted with the heart's hidden truth.
PERSIAN
Hamdam
'Intimate companion', one who shares one's very breath.
ARABIC
Mehram
An intimate, one admitted to the private heart; a confidant of the lover's secrets.
ARABIC
Ghayr
The other, the stranger; in the ghazal, the rival who wins the beloved's favor and torments the lover.