Where does “maraan” come from?
maraan (Dutch) comes from Spanish marrano, from Arabic مُحَرَّم, from Arabic حَرَّمَ — to forbid.
maraan (Dutch): marrano, a Jew who converted to Catholicism under threat or force in 15th-century Iberia
Definitions
- marrano, a Jew who converted to Catholicism under threat or force in 15th-century Iberia