غرم

Root entry · 29 derived lemmas

The root غرم (gh-r-m) primarily concerns the concept of obligation, debt, and payment. It extends to encompass concepts of being bound, compelled, or addicted to something, as well as the idea of loss or penalty incurred.

Derived headwords

غَرَمَverb

1.
to incur debtboth
To become obligated to pay a debt or a penalty.
2.
to pay a penaltyboth
To pay a fine or compensation for damage or wrongdoing.

يَغْرَمُverb

1.
he incurs debtboth
Present tense of the verb 'to incur debt'.
2.
he pays a penaltyboth
Present tense of the verb 'to pay a penalty'.

غُرْمًاnoun

1.
debtboth
A debt that is owed or must be paid.
2.
penaltyboth
A sum of money imposed as a penalty or fine.

غَرَامَةًnoun

1.
penaltyboth
What is necessarily paid or owed, such as a fine or compensation.
2.
fineboth
A sum of money paid as a penalty for an offense.

أَغْرَمَهُverb

1.
to make him payboth
To cause someone to pay a debt or penalty.

غَرَّمَهُverb

1.
to make him payboth
To cause someone to pay a debt or penalty; synonymous with أغرمه.

الغُرْمُnoun

1.
the debtboth
The debt; that which is owed.
2.
the penaltyboth
The penalty or fine that must be paid.

رَجُلٌ غَارِمٌadjective

1.
a man in debtboth
A man who has a debt upon him.

غَارِمٌadjective

1.
indebtedboth
Having a debt or obligation to pay.
2.
obligatedboth
Bound to pay or perform something.

المَأْثَمُ والمَغْرَمُnoun

1.
sin and debtclassical
A combination referring to sin and the debt or obligation incurred, often associated with wrongdoing.

المَغْرَمُnoun

1.
debtboth
A debt, especially one incurred for something disliked or one that cannot be paid.
2.
obligationboth
An obligation or burden, often a financial one.
3.
addictionboth
An excessive fondness or addiction to something.

الغَارِمِينَnoun

1.
those in debtclassical
Those who are burdened with debt, especially those who have incurred debt for a necessary cause or in non-disobedient ways.

الغَرَامَةُnoun

1.
the penaltyboth
That which must be paid or fulfilled, a penalty or fine.

غَرَّمَ الدِّيَةَverb

1.
to pay the blood-moneyboth
To pay the compensation for a death or injury.

الغَرِيمُnoun

1.
creditorboth
One to whom a debt is owed.
2.
debtorboth
One who owes a debt.
3.
adversaryclassical
An opponent or enemy, often in the context of demanding a right.

الغُرَمَاءُnoun

1.
creditorsboth
Plural of 'creditor'; those to whom debts are owed.
2.
debtorsboth
Plural of 'debtor'; those who owe debts.

الغَرِيمَانِnoun

1.
the debtor and creditorclassical
Both the one who owes and the one who is owed.

غَرِيمُ السُّوءِnoun

1.
a bad debtorboth
A difficult or troublesome debtor.

الزَّعِيمُ غَارِمٌphrase

1.
the guarantor is liableboth
A saying indicating that a guarantor or surety is responsible for the debt they have guaranteed.

غَرَامَتَهَا مِثْلَيْهَاphrase

1.
its penalty is double its likeclassical
The penalty for damaging or taking something is twice its value.

مُغَرَّمًاadverb

1.
as a penaltyclassical
Incurring a penalty or fine.

غَرَّامٌnoun

1.
a collector of debtsclassical
One who collects debts, or a persistent creditor.
2.
a great debtorclassical
One who incurs great debts.

غَرَّامًاnoun

1.
a collector of debtsclassical
One who collects debts.

غَرَّمَ السَّحَابُverb

1.
the cloud rainedclassical
The cloud rained heavily or abundantly.

الغَرَامُnoun

1.
eternal punishmentclassical
A lasting, inescapable punishment or torment.
2.
loveboth
Intense love or infatuation.
3.
obsessionboth
An overwhelming preoccupation or addiction.

مُعَرَّمٌadjective

1.
afflictedclassical
Afflicted by debt or punishment.

أُغْرِمَ بِالشَّيْءِverb

1.
to be infatuated withboth
To become excessively fond of or obsessed with something.

مُغْرَمٌadjective

1.
infatuatedboth
Excessively fond of or obsessed with something.
2.
addictedboth
Compelled by a strong liking or habit.
3.
burdenedboth
Carrying a debt or obligation.

الغُرْمَىnoun

1.
a quarrelsome womanclassical
A woman who is angry or in a state of dispute.
2.
an oathclassical
A word used in the sense of an oath or affirmation.

Parallel reading

والغَرْمُ: الدَّيْنُ.

And al-ghurm: the debt.

ورَجُلٌ غَارِمٌ: عَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ.

And a man ghārim: he has a debt upon him.

لا تَحِلُّ المَسْأَلَةُ إلا لِذِي غَرْمٍ مُفْظِعٍ

Begging is not permissible except for one who has a severe debt.

أعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ المَأْثَمِ والمَغْرَمِ

I seek refuge in You from sin and debt.

والغَارِمِينَ وَفِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ

And the debtors, and in the cause of Allah.

الغَرَامَةُ: مَا يَلْزَمُ أَدَاؤُهُ، وَكَذَلِكَ المَغْرَمُ والغُرْمُ

Al-gharāmah: what is necessarily paid, and likewise al-maghram and al-ghurm.

وَأَنْشَدَ ابْنُ بَرِّيٍّ فِي الغَرَامَةِ لِلشَّاعِرِ: دَارَ ابْنِ عَمِّكَ بِعْتَهَا، ... تُقْضَى بِهَا عَنْكَ الغَرَامَةَ

And Ibn Barrī recited regarding al-gharāmah for the poet: You sold your cousin's house, ... with which the penalty is paid off for you.

والغَرِيمُ: الَّذِي لَهُ الدَّيْنُ وَالَّذِي عَلَيْهِ الدَّيْنُ جَمِيعًا

And al-gharīm: he who has the debt and he who owes the debt, both.

وَالجَمْعُ غُرَمَاءُ

And the plural is ghuramā'.

وَقَضَى كُلُّ ذِي دَيْنٍ فَوَفَّى غَرِيمَهُ، ... وَعِزَّةٌ مَمْطُولٌ مَعْنَى غَرِيمُهَا

And every creditor fulfilled and paid his debtor, ... and 'Izzah, her debtor is delayed.

الزَّعِيمُ غَارِمٌ

The guarantor is liable.

فَمَنْ خَرَجَ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْهُ فَعَلَيْهِ غَرَامَةُ مِثْلَيْهِ

Whoever takes anything from it shall pay a penalty of double its like.

وَفِي ضَالَّةِ الإِبِلِ المَكْتُومَةِ غَرَامَتُهَا وَمِثْلُهَا مَعَهَا.

And for a hidden lost camel, its penalty and its like are with it.

وَالزَّكَاةُ مُغْرَمًا أَيْ يَرَى رَبُّ المَالِ أَنَّ إِخْرَاجَ زَكَاتِهِ غَرَامَةٌ يَغْرَمُهَا.

And zakāh as a burden, meaning the owner of the wealth sees the payment of his zakāh as a penalty he incurs.

وَقَالَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ: أَيْ هَلَاكًا وَلِزَامًا لَهُمْ،

And Abū 'Ubaydah said: meaning destruction and a permanent affliction for them,

وَقَدْ أُغْرِمَ بِالشَّيْءِ أَيْ أُولِعَ بِهِ

And he became infatuated with the thing, meaning he became obsessed with it.

فَمِنَ اللَّهْجِ بِاللَّذَّةِ السَّلِسِ القِيَادِ لِلشَّهْوَةِ أَوِ المُغْرَمِ بِالجَمْعِ وَالادِّخَارِ؟

Is it from the eagerness for pleasure, easily led by desire, or the one obsessed with collecting and hoarding?

وَإِنِّي بِكَ لَمُغْرَمٌ إِذَا لَمْ يُصْبَرْ عَنْهُ.

And indeed, I am infatuated with you if one cannot refrain from it.

وَنَرَى أَنَّ الغَرِيمَ إِنَّمَا سُمِّيَ غَرِيمًا لِأَنَّهُ يَطْلُبُ حَقَّهُ وَيُلِحُّ حَتَّى يَقْبِضَهُ.

And we believe that the creditor is only called 'gharīm' because he demands his right and insists until he receives it.

وَالرَّهْنُ لِمَنْ رَهَنَهُ لَهُ غُنْمُهُ وَعَلَيْهِ غُرْمُهُ

And the pledge belongs to the one who pledged it; he has its gain and its redemption cost.

الغُرْمَى المَرْأَةُ المُغَاضِبَةُ.

Al-ghurmā: the quarrelsome woman.

غُرْمَى وَجَدِّكَ لَوْ وَجَدْتَ بِهِمْ، ... كَعَدَاوَةٍ يَجِدُونَهَا بَعْدِي

By your life, if you found them, ... like enmity they find after me.