ODALISKA ODALISKA (tur. odalik). Sultan's concubine.

Dictionary of foreign words included in the Russian language. - Chudinov A.N., 1910.

ODALISK concubine in the harem, in the East.

A complete dictionary of foreign words that have come into use in the Russian language. - Popov M., 1907.

ODALISCA slave in the eastern harems.

Dictionary of foreign words included in the Russian language. - Pavlenkov F., 1907.

Odalisque ( fr. odalisque tour.) 1) a slave or servant in a harem; 2) a concubine in a harem.

A new dictionary of foreign words. - by EdwART, 2009.

Odalisque odalisque, f. [from Turkish, lit. assigned to the room]. 1. Slave, servant in a harem. 2. In European novels from Eastern life (due to a misunderstanding of the Turkish word) - an inhabitant of a harem, a concubine.

Big dictionary of foreign words. - Publishing house "IDDK", 2007.

Odalisque and and., shower (fr. odalisque tour.ōdalik ōdah room).
Slave (servant) or concubine in a harem.

Explanatory Dictionary of Foreign Words by L.P. Krysin.- M: Russian language, 1998.

Odalisque is:

Odalisque Ingres. "Great Odalisque"

Odalisque(from Turkish odalık - “maid, slave, servant”) - a woman in the sultan's harem. Odalisques were perceived in the West as concubines or sex slaves, and their status was lower than that of an official wife. In fact, they were servants of the Sultan's wives. Usually they never saw the Sultan. If the odalisque was distinguished by beauty, or some arts, she was prepared to become the wife of the Sultan. A beautiful odalisque, who managed to charm the master with her beauty, singing and dancing, could become the wife of the Sultan. The image of odalisques attracted the imagination of 19th-century Western Orientalist painters (Ingres). These artists, who have not seen not only the palace of the Sultan, and often have not even been to Ottoman Empire, depicted pictures drawn by their imagination. Odalisques were usually depicted as young, beautiful half-naked women in oriental clothes and interiors. In the images, they either reclined on pillows against the backdrop of carpets and a hookah, or performed a belly dance in front of their master.

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Odalisque

Ingres. "Great Odalisque" Sleeping Odalisque; 1745; German National Museum in Nuremberg

Odalisque(from Turkish odalık - “maid, slave, servant”) - a woman in the sultan's harem. Odalisques were perceived in the West as concubines or sex slaves, and their status was lower than that of an official wife. In fact, they were servants of the Sultan's wives. Usually they never saw the Sultan. A beautiful odalisque, who managed to charm the master with her beauty, singing and dancing, could become the wife of the Sultan.

The image of odalisques attracted the imagination of 19th-century Western Orientalist painters (Ingres). These artists, who had not seen the Sultan's palace, and often had not even been to the Ottoman Empire, depicted pictures drawn by their imagination. Odalisques were usually depicted as young, beautiful half-naked women in oriental clothes and interiors. In the images, they either reclined on pillows against the backdrop of carpets and a hookah, or performed a belly dance in front of their master.

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Who is this odalisque?

How else can it be called?

Marina82

Odalisque, she is also a concubine - a woman from the harem of the eastern ruler or the rich man, who is not his wife, but at his request should please him. You can also call her a slave, but this is a bit of a wrong word.

Odalisque is translated from Turkish as "slave, maid, servant." Odalisques lived in the Sultan's harem. These women had a status lower than the official wife of the Sultan. The opinion that women were the Sultan's sexual slaves is erroneous - they very rarely saw the Sultan. Sultan. Many odalisques had beauty and knew how to sing and dance well. If the odalisque was pleasing to the wife of the Sultan, she could be prepared in order to also become the wife of the master himself.

In many meanings, odalisques are servants in the sultan's harem, and the translation from Turkish "odalık" itself is a maid, slave, maid. However, many sources claim that odalisques were "goddesses of the harem", they were often depicted by artists on their canvases. How it was really hard to say.

In films, the meaning of the word "odalisque" is mainly offensive, indicating the low position of the girl or her obscene behavior.

Matvey628

Odalisque is a harem dweller. Odalisque can be called Gulchatay from the "White Sun of the Desert" or any other wife of the stern Abdullah.

The purpose of the odalisque- the pleasure of his master, the languid expectation of love.

AT figuratively the words odalisques were called the mistresses of wealthy gentlemen, to whom they rented or gave an apartment and visited them from time to time.

I have word odalisque strongly associated with the painting by Ingres "Great Odalisque".

Yulia Muromskaya

Odalisque is a captive of a harem, or in other words, a slave who basically served the Sultan, pleasing him in carnal pleasures. But even the odalisques were like servants, serving the wives of the Sultan. As a rule, odalisques had no rights.

Now this expression is often used in Eastern countries just like an insult.

And you can read about the difficult fate of odalists on this site.

Tatty

Odalisque is a young, attractive woman who somehow got into the eastern harem and was there as one of the many concubines of the owner of the harem.

Odalisque was not the wife of the Sultan, she was something like a servant of his wives, and also entertained the owner of the harem with dancing and singing. The odalisque, which the Sultan liked very much, could claim the role of his wife.

Tamil123

Odalisque is a woman from the Sultan's harem. In the now popular TV series Clone Lara Nazira always calls Latifa and Jade odalisques. In general, in the speech sense of Lar Nazira, this is more like the meaning of the word "prostitute".

Odalisque (maid, slave, maid) - a woman in the harem of the Sultan. Odalisques were perceived in the West as concubines or sex slaves, their status was lower than that of an official wife. They were servants of the Sultan's wives. Usually they never saw the Sultan. If the odalisque was distinguished by beauty, or some arts, she was prepared to become the wife of the Sultan.

A beautiful odalisque, who managed to charm the master with her beauty, singing and dancing, could become the wife of the Sultan. The image of odalisques attracted the imagination of 19th-century Western Orientalist artists. These artists, who had not seen the Sultan's palace, and often had not even been to the Ottoman Empire, depicted pictures drawn by their imagination. Odalisques were usually depicted as young, beautiful half-naked women in oriental clothes and interiors. In the images, they either reclined on pillows against the backdrop of carpets and a hookah, or performed a belly dance in front of their master.

The traditional harem (from the Arabic "haram" - forbidden) is the female half Muslim home. Only the head of the family and his sons had access to the harem. For everyone else, this part of the Arab home is a strict taboo. This taboo was observed so strictly and zealously that the Turkish chronicler Dursun Bey wrote: “If the sun were a man, then even he would be forbidden to look into the harem.”

Candidates for concubines were forced to break all ties with the outside world, received new names and learned to live in humility.

The largest in the history of the Muslim world was the Istanbul harem Dar-ul-Seadet, in which all women were foreign slaves, Turkish women did not get there. The concubines in this harem were called "odalisque", a little later the Europeans added the letter "c" to the word and it turned out "odalisque". From among the odalisques, the Sultan chose up to seven wives. Who was lucky to become a "wife" received the title "kadyn" - mistress. The main "kadyn" was the one who managed to give birth to her first child.

But not many were destined to give birth. There are up to a thousand concubines in the harem and it is easier to wait for the weather by the sea than the holy sacrament of mating with the Sultan. Even if the Sultan descends, it is not a fact that the happy concubine will definitely become pregnant. And even more so, it’s not a fact that she won’t organize a miscarriage.

Old slaves followed the odalisques and any pregnancy noticed was immediately terminated. And this is logical - any woman in labor became a contender for the role of a legitimate "kadyn", and her baby became a contender for the throne.
But if the odalisque managed to keep the pregnancy and did not allow the child to be killed during the "unsuccessful birth", she automatically received her personal staff of slaves, eunuchs and the annual salary "basmalik".

If the sultan died, all the concubines were sorted by the sex of the children they had given birth to. The girls' mothers could well get married, but the mothers of the "princes" settled in the "Old Palace", from where they could leave only after the accession of the new sultan.

Irishka, thank you for interesting answer!

Barinova tanya

As now, they would say in the hotel business - a maid. It was the work of an odalisque, and being slaves, they served in the harem, but were assigned to serve one wife (or concubine), that is, they served the room in which the mistress lived. And, only a mistranslation and interpretation made it possible to make a mistake, according to which in Europe odalisques were considered concubines. Odalisques over the years of serving in the harem could never see the owner of the harem.

Who is "odalisque" and where did this word come from?

Nina Duke

Odalisque (from Turkish odaliq, “maid, slave, maid”) is a woman in the harem of the Sultan. Odalisques were perceived as concubines or sex slaves, but their status was lower than that of an official wife. Officially, they were servants of the Sultan's wives. They were recruited from virgins and offered as a gift to the sultans. A beautiful odalisque, who managed to charm the master with her beauty, singing and dancing, became the wife of the Sultan. The image of odalisques attracted the imagination of 19th-century artists (Ingres). Usually depicted as young, beautiful half-naked women in oriental clothes and interiors. In the images, they either reclined on pillows against the backdrop of carpets and a hookah, or performed a belly dance in front of their master.

The unusual mysterious life of the East keeps a huge number of unique features and traditions. The harem is no exception, that is, part of the palace or house where the wives of Muslim rulers lived. Odalisque is one of the inhabitants of the harem (girl, woman), who was a servant for the masters, although at the same time she often played the role of a concubine.

What did the odalisque do

Translated from Turkish, "odalisque" means "room girl", which directly indicates the nature of her duties - household, serving at home. Odalisques performed tasks and obeyed exclusively the female part of the master's harem, that is, those who were closest to the Sultan (mother, sisters, wives). Surprisingly, the clothes of these eastern slaves were not distinguished by gloss, showiness, beauty, and were approximately the same as those of the male harem workers. Odalisques occupied the lowest level in the hierarchy of the harem, had no rights and could not declare themselves, but opportunities were still open for them to take a higher position. If the odalisque was distinguished by the presence of talents in any entertainment field, for example, she knew how to sing charmingly, dance excellently, or even possessed several unique abilities at once, there were prospects for her to become the wife of the Sultan, in this situation and her desire, she studied in order to become a concubine. This was especially true of those servants who managed to win his sympathy and even the love of the Sultan, such a situation was not uncommon in their life conditions. It is noteworthy that the system of relations in the harem was not depraved, according to Eastern laws everything was strict and clear in it, therefore it is incorrect to call odalisques prostitutes.

Odalisque in art

For European society of the late 18th - early 19th centuries. the eastern way of life, in particular, the harem way of life, was incomprehensible, mysterious, unknown, but it aroused great curiosity, so the flight of fancy and imagination allowed Europeans to misinterpret the concept of an odalisque and identify it with a concubine in literary novels, and in painting, thanks to an erroneous idea, the direction "orientalism" was formed, in which odalisques were portrayed in a completely different way than it was in reality. Orientalist artists painted odalisques naked or half-naked in a typical harem setting, the paintings depicted hookahs, pillows, carpets. The Eastern slave on such canvases usually lay on her side or performed a belly dance in front of the Sultan in an erotic setting.

The mysterious East even now has many unique traditions and laws, and in the old days it completely surprised people different from European way life. The mere presence of the ruler of a huge harem, the inhabitants of which could simultaneously be thousands of girls, girls and women different ages and nationalities, still arouses curiosity and controversy, the desire to learn more and understand the features of such an unusual family way of life. Who is this odalisque? What is her role in the life of the harem?

Who are odalisques

The meaning of the word "odalisque" in Western literature is often at odds with the actual one.

Odalisques in harems were called slaves and servants. They mainly served as servants to the wives and mistresses of the Sultan, doing housework.

Ignorance and misunderstanding of the hierarchy of the harem gave rise to Western world alternative version, according to which odalisques are the Sultan's mistresses.

Of course, any odalisque belonged to the owner of the harem, and he could use it at his own discretion, but they were not purposefully prepared for these functions. Most of the slaves ended up in the harem in this capacity, but during examination or general training, the most beautiful and talented, who attracted the attention of the servants of the harem responsible for this, soon changed their status, falling on the bed of the sultan.

Origin of the word

Odalisque is a French word in form, originating from the Turkish odalik, denoting a servant in the rooms, "maid" (oda in translation means "chambers" or "rooms"). Perhaps writing odahlik, odalisk, odaliq.

The place of the odalisque in the hierarchy of harem women

At the top of the hierarchy were women from the sultan's family - his mother (valide), then sisters and daughters. In 1521, Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent introduced the title "Haseki", later used for the wives and beloved concubines of the ruler, who held a special position under him and had a high status - after the title that belonged to the mother of the Turkish emperor, he was the second most important.

The sultan's wives were called kadins or kadins, the most significant of them being bah-kadina. Official wives were allowed to have no more than four. The rest of the Kadins, with whom relations were not confirmed marriage contract and ceremony, but who became the mothers of the children of the Sultan, also occupied a very high position in the harem.

After the favorites, the next in importance and influence were the Gedikli or Kalfi - the personal servants of the Sultan and the family with power, having their own titles and areas of responsibility. The most respected of them is kahya kadyn, who was the caretaker of the harem.

One of the most important women was khaznedar-usta, who acted as the chief (great) treasurer of the harem, she was subordinate to the kahya kadyn.

The next and lowest in the hierarchy are odalisques - they are from a certain age gozde - those that the Sultan "honored with a look", if we talk about the translation of the word. Gezda included girls from about 13 years old, who acted as servants, but were potential concubines.

In fact, all the women in the harem were odalisques, who did not have a separate reason for changing their position. Unnoticed and not singled out from the general mass, they performed a variety of work and dreamed of raising their status.

Possible fate

Everyone in the harem could hope to rise higher in the general hierarchy. A huge number of rivals contributed to the development of many insidious intrigues. Odalisques had to be of extraordinary beauty or ability in order for the upward movement to begin quickly.

Otherwise, the attention of the Sultan, changes in their fate and status were achieved by various tricks. Fate smiled far from every odalisque, so that such a course of life, not going beyond the usual for a servant, became the lot of hundreds of girls.

Odalisques were perceived in the West as concubines or sex slaves, and their status was below that of an official wife. In fact, they were servants of the Sultan's wives. Usually they never saw the Sultan. If the odalisque was distinguished by beauty, or some arts, she was prepared to become the wife of the Sultan. A beautiful odalisque, who managed to charm the master with her beauty, singing and dancing, could become the wife of the Sultan. The image of odalisques attracted the imagination of 19th-century Western Orientalist painters (Ingres). These artists, who had not seen the Sultan's palace, and often had not even been to the Ottoman Empire, depicted pictures drawn by their imagination. Odalisques were usually depicted as young, beautiful half-naked women in oriental clothes and interiors. In the images, they either reclined on pillows against the backdrop of carpets and a hookah, or performed a belly dance in front of their master.

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- (tour. odalik). Sultan's concubine. Dictionary of foreign words included in the Russian language. Chudinov A.N., 1910. ODALISK concubine in a harem, in the East. A complete dictionary of foreign words that have come into use in the Russian language. Popov M., 1907 ... Dictionary of foreign words of the Russian language

In European novels from Eastern life (due to a misunderstanding of the Turkish word): harem dweller, concubine (Ushakov) See ... Synonym dictionary

odalisque- and, well. odalisque f. tour. odalik assigned to the room. 1. Slave or servant in a harem. ALS 1. Why didn't they bring cold sherbet! Why didn't the slender odalisques waft their motley fans, lowering the long eyelashes of their black eyes and throwing ... ... Historical Dictionary of Gallicisms of the Russian Language

- (foreign) favorite (a hint of an odalisque in the Sultan's seraglio). Wed He combined in himself all kinds of love from passing indiscretions to attachment to odalisques and to the first sultana. Leskov. Old psychopaths. 5. Wed. No tambourine is heard, no ... Michelson's Big Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary (original spelling)

ODALISCA, odalisques, for women. (from Turkish, letters assigned to the room). 1. Slave, servant in a harem. 2. In European novels from Eastern life (due to a misunderstanding of the Turkish word) a harem dweller, a concubine. Explanatory ... ... Explanatory Dictionary of Ushakov

ODALISCA, and, wives. (book). A servant in the harem, as well as an inhabitant of the harem, a concubine. Explanatory dictionary of Ozhegov. S.I. Ozhegov, N.Yu. Shvedova. 1949 1992 ... Explanatory dictionary of Ozhegov

Odalisque- ■ (See La Bayadere) ... Lexicon of Common Truths

odalisque- odalisque, genus. pl. odalisque… Dictionary of pronunciation and stress difficulties in modern Russian

See Harem... encyclopedic Dictionary F. Brockhaus and I.A. Efron

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The meaning of the word odalisque

odalisque in the crossword dictionary

Explanatory dictionary of the Russian language. D.N. Ushakov

odalisque

odalisques, w. (from Turkish, letters assigned to the room).

Slave, servant in the harem.

In European novels from Eastern life (due to a misunderstanding of the Turkish word) - an inhabitant of a harem, a concubine.

Explanatory dictionary of the Russian language. S.I. Ozhegov, N.Yu. Shvedova.

odalisque

And, well. (book). A servant in the harem, as well as an inhabitant of the harem, a concubine.

New explanatory and derivational dictionary of the Russian language, T. F. Efremova.

odalisque

Slave or servant in a harem.

1. AT fiction 19th century (due to a misunderstanding of the Turkish word) - a concubine in a harem.

   Concubine (slave or serf).

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Odalisque

Odalisque- a woman in the sultan's harem. Odalisques were perceived in the West as concubines or sex slaves, and their status was lower than that of an official wife. In fact, they were servants of the Sultan's wives. Usually they never saw the Sultan. A beautiful odalisque, who managed to charm the master with her beauty, singing and dancing, could become the wife of the Sultan.

The image of odalisques attracted the imagination of 19th-century Western Orientalist painters (Ingres). These artists, who had not seen the Sultan's palace, and often had not even been to the Ottoman Empire, depicted pictures drawn by their imagination. Odalisques were usually depicted as young, beautiful half-naked women in oriental clothes and interiors. In the images, they either reclined on pillows against the backdrop of carpets and a hookah, or performed a belly dance in front of their master.

Examples of the use of the word odalisque in literature.

Kuzya and Motylok, led by Novakovich, unceremoniously burst into the office with odalisque and a leopard on the wall and stopped, surprised: the black motionless eyes of Maecenas looked at them point-blank, and.

For the tenth odalisques he would not have bought a wooden rosary, but for the hundred and first of ivory he took, for boastfulness is the first bead of his soul.

Is it really here in this bed now odalisque, ready to go wild in her passion, is this the same woman as in years past?

And here is the wandering odalisque disappeared: she gathered quietly while we were still sleeping, and disappeared. I remembered that the day before she had asked me for directions to Syktyvkar, but I did not tell Anton about this.

After much persuasion, the buyer took bone - for one hundred and first odalisques and for myself - guisher, convenient for counting prayers and bows.

So be it, - Khalil was embarrassed, - but why did you convince him to buy for one hundred and first odalisques bone, when you know well that you can hardly count ten concubines in his harem, and then bony ones, bought cheaply from the wealthy Adi Eddin, for whom he is nothing more than a senior servant.

And when once again, secretly from her mother, but not from her father, Rehime appeared to the hekim, as if to treat her eyes, then, blinded by the brilliance, already in love, the hekim voluntarily swore that not only would he not desire a second wife, but also the first odalisques, and all the nights will be given to Rehime.

But think without odalisques, - already jokingly said de Cesi, - otherwise the smell of ginger, which gives breasts a special charm, may intoxicate you, and you will oversleep your morning.

The softest high pile carpets, embroidered silk cushions, airy curtains, lovely odalisques in transparent robes, rather emphasizing than hiding their perfect forms, odalisques, carrying fine overseas wines and exquisite oriental delicacies, as if brought by a powerful genie from the Sultan's table of Persian fairy tales.

Well, - the prince put his hand under the transparent curtain covering the breasts of the beautiful odalisques, reclining on his lap - will you go to Sicily to my friend Friedrich?

Among the marauders, at times, there were guards who had abandoned their weapons, lovely odalisques with sooty bodies under scraps of muslin, merchants who for a while forgot about their difficult trade.

In addition to the foreign name, Mary had the appearance of a swarthy odalisques and, as it were, embodied some exotic mystery.

Lady, you should be in the living room or in the office, and in the bedroom it's up to you to appear. odalisque, be a priestess of love.

You know, I like this majesty more and more, - he added, following with his eyes the dish of fruit on her head. odalisque and gracefully placed it on a low carved table in front of us.