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غلم

Root entry · 26 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns sexual desire, especially in animals, and the state of being aroused. It also extends to describe young males, with related terms for their development and characteristics. Additionally, it has meanings related to water sources and specific creatures.

Derived headwords

غَلِمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be overcome by lustboth

    To be overcome by sexual desire, particularly in animals.

غَلَمًاnoun
  1. 1.
    lustboth

    Sexual desire, especially the urge to mate.

غُلْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    lustboth

    Sexual desire, particularly the state of being aroused or having a strong urge to mate.

  2. 2.
    young maleclassical

    A young male, a boy.

اغْتَلَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be overcome by lustboth

    To be overcome by sexual desire.

غُلِمٌadjective
  1. 1.
    lustfulboth

    Possessing strong sexual desire.

مُغْتَلِمٌadjective
  1. 1.
    lustfulboth

    Having strong sexual desire; aroused.

مُغْتَلِمَةadjective
  1. 1.
    lustful (female)both

    A female possessing strong sexual desire.

غُلَيِّمَةadjective
  1. 1.
    young boyclassical

    A young boy, a lad.

مُغْلِيمٌadjective
  1. 1.
    young boyclassical

    A young boy, a lad.

غُلَيْمٌadjective
  1. 1.
    young boyclassical

    A young boy, a lad.

أَغْلَمَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to make lustfulboth

    To cause something or someone to become lustful or aroused.

غَلَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to mate (animal)both

    For a male animal to engage in mating.

اغْتَلَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to become aroused (animal)both

    To become sexually aroused, especially for an animal.

غُلَامٌnoun
  1. 1.
    young boyboth

    A boy, especially one who has started to grow facial hair, up to the age of adolescence.

  2. 2.
    youthboth

    A young man.

أَغْلِمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    boysboth

    Plural of غلام (ghulam), meaning boys or youths.

غُلْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    boysboth

    Plural of غلام (ghulam), meaning boys or youths.

غِلْمَانٌnoun
  1. 1.
    boysboth

    Plural of غلام (ghulam), meaning boys or youths.

غُلَامَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    boyhoodclassical

    The state or period of being a boy.

غُلُومِيَّةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    boyhoodclassical

    The state or period of being a boy.

غُلَامِيَّةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    boyhoodclassical

    The state or period of being a boy.

تَغَلَّمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be fertile (land)classical

    For land to be fertile and productive.

تَغْلِمَانِnoun
  1. 1.
    two fertile landsclassical

    Dual form referring to two fertile lands.

غَيْلَمٌnoun
  1. 1.
    water sourceclassical

    A source of water in a well.

  2. 2.
    aroused girlclassical

    A girl who is sexually aroused.

  3. 3.
    frogclassical

    A frog.

  4. 4.
    male turtleclassical

    A male turtle.

  5. 5.
    hairy young manclassical

    A young man who is broad-shouldered, with separated hair and abundant hair.

غَيْلَمِيٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    hairy young manclassical

    Describing a young man who is broad-shouldered, with separated hair and abundant hair.

فَيْلَمٌnoun
  1. 1.
    combclassical

    A comb used for grooming.

  2. 2.
    currycombclassical

    A currycomb or grooming tool.

غُلَامٌname
  1. 1.
    Ilamclassical

    A proper name, specifically referring to Ilam, son of Shem, son of Noah.

Parallel reading

غَلِمَ، كفرح، غَلَمًا وغُلْمَةً، بالضم، واغْتَلَمَ: غَلَبَ شَهْوَةً
Ghalima, like faraha, galaman and ghulmatan (with dammah), and ightalama: to be overcome by lust.
وهو غُلِمٌ، ككتف وسكيت ومنديل، وهي غُلْمَةٌ ومُغْتَلِمَةٌ وغُلَيِّمَةٌ ومُغْلِيمٌ وغُلَيْمٌ
And he is ghalim (like katif, sukayt, mandil), and she is ghulmah, mughtalimah, ghulayyimah, mughlim, and ghulaym.
وأَغْلَمَهُ الشيءُ
And the thing made him lustful.
والغُلْمَةُ: شَهْوَةُ الضِّرَابِ
And al-ghulmah: the lust for mating.
غَلَمَ البَعِيرُ، كفرح، واغْتَلَمَ: هَاجَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ
The camel ghalima, like faraha, and ightalama: became aroused from that.
والغُلَامُ: الطَّارُ الشَّارِبُ، والكَهْلُ ضِدٌّ، أو مِنْ حِينِ يُولَدُ إلى أنْ يَشِبَّ
And al-ghulam: one whose facial hair has grown, and the opposite of an old man, or from the time he is born until he matures.
ج: أَغْلِمَةٌ وغُلْمَةٌ وغِلْمَانٌ
Plural: aghlimah, ghulmah, and ghilman.
وهي غُلَامَةٌ، والاسم: الغُلُومِيَّةُ والغُلُومِيَّةُ والغُلَامِيَّةُ
And she is ghulamah, and the noun is al-ghulūmiyyah, al-ghulūmiyyah, and al-ghulāmiyyah.
وتَغَلَّمَ: أرْضٌ
And tagallama: fertile land.
وتَغْلِمَانِ، مُثَنَّى: ع.
And taghilman, dual: a place name.
والغَيْلَمُ: مَنْبَعُ الماءِ في الآبارِ
And al-ghaylam: a source of water in wells.
والجارِيَةُ المُغْتَلِمَةُ
And the aroused young girl.
والضِّفْدَعُ، وع، والسُّلَحْفَاةُ الذَّكَرُ
And the frog, a place name, and the male turtle.
والشَّابُّ العَرِيضُ المُفَرَّقُ الكَثِيرُ الشَّعْرِ، كالغَيْلَمِيِّ
And the broad-shouldered, separated-haired, abundant-haired young man, like al-ghaylami.
وأما المِشْطُ والمِدْرَى، ففِيلمٌ، بالفاءِ، وصُحِّفُوهُ
But as for the comb and the currycomb, they are filam, with a faa, and it was miswritten.
وما بالدارِ غَيْلَمٌ: أحَدٌ
And there is no ghaylam in the house: meaning no one.
وكزُبَيْرٍ: ابنُ سامِ بنِ نوحٍ، عليه السلامُ
And like Zubayr: the son of Shem, son of Noah, peace be upon him.