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A '''gharam''' or '''maram''' ([[Koman language|Koman]]: | A '''gharam''' or '''maram''' ([[Koman language|Koman]]: {{cs|DAD|ğaram}}, ''ğaram'', IPA: /ʁɒrɒm/; [[Middle Koman language|Middle Koman]]: ''ğârâm'' or even ''ârâmam'') is a [[Wikipedia:Place of worship|place of worship]] for followers of [[Zarasaism]]. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The word ''gharam'' comes from [[Middle Koman language|Middle Koman]]: {{cs|DAD|ğaram}} <small>translit.</small> ''ğârâm'' meaning "place of worship", the actual word may vary depending on the several liturgical languages of [[Zarasaism]] and its dialects. | |||
Archaic terms such as ''ârâmam'' or ''nihêshên'' were commonly used to designate holy places and temples, but subsequently fell out of use after the reforms and regulations imposed by several convert-states between the 11th and 15th centuries. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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A gharam or maram (Koman: ğaram, ğaram, IPA: /ʁɒrɒm/; Middle Koman: ğârâm or even ârâmam) is a place of worship for followers of Zarasaism.
Etymology
The word gharam comes from Middle Koman: ğaram translit. ğârâm meaning "place of worship", the actual word may vary depending on the several liturgical languages of Zarasaism and its dialects. Archaic terms such as ârâmam or nihêshên were commonly used to designate holy places and temples, but subsequently fell out of use after the reforms and regulations imposed by several convert-states between the 11th and 15th centuries.
History
Front courtyard of the Ayrahbar Shrine, Shozasan, one of the holiest gharams of Zarasaism located in Balakia