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غلم

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

غُلْمَةٌ ذ , (S, Msb, K, TA, &c.,) written by some غِلْمَةٌ, [like a pl. of غُلَامٌ,] is expl. by a number of authors as signifying Lust, appetence, or carnal desire: and the desire, or eager desire, of [i. e. experienced by ] غِلْمَان [meaning young men ]: (TA:) or it signifies vehement lust or appetence: (Msb:) it is also of women, (K and TA in art. ترج,) meaning their lust, or appetence: (TA ibid.:) [and] it is used [also] in relation to a camel, signifying his lust to cover. (S, K, TA.) [See also 1, where it is mentioned as an inf. n. In the K, voce قَعِرَةٌ, it is used as meaning The gratification of venereal lust. ]

Derived headwords

غُلْمَةٌ
  1. 1.