غلم

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns youth, immaturity, and the burgeoning of sexual desire. It extends to terms for young people, the state of being sexually aroused, and even specific animals and a place name.

Derived headwords

غُلَامnoun

1.
boy, youthboth
A young male, typically a child or adolescent.
2.
young personclassical
Can refer to a young person in general, not strictly male.

الغلام معروف — The boy is known

تهان لها الغلامة والغلام — The young woman and the boy are disdained by her

غُلَيِّمnoun

1.
little boyboth
The diminutive form of 'ghulam', referring to a very young boy.

وتصغيره غليم — and its diminutive is 'ghulayyim'

غِلْمَةnoun

1.
plural of ghulām (boy)both
plural of ghulām (boy)

والجمع غلمة وغلمان — and the plural is 'ghilmah' and 'ghilman'

واستغنوا بغلمة عن أغلمة — and they sufficed with 'ghilmah' instead of 'aghlamah'

غِلْمَانnoun

1.
plural of ghulām (boy)both
plural of ghulām (boy)

والجمع غلمة وغلمان — and the plural is 'ghilmah' and 'ghilman'

أَغْلِمَةnoun

1.
youths, young menclassical
A plural form of 'ghulam', though less common than 'ghilmah' or 'ghilman'.

واستغنوا بغلمة عن أغلمة — and they sufficed with 'ghilmah' instead of 'aghlamah'

أُغَيْلِمَةnoun

1.
very young boysclassical
A diminutive plural form, used for very young boys, formed analogously to 'usayyibah' from 'sibyah'.

وتصغير الغلمة أغيلمة على غير مكبره — and the diminutive of 'ghilmah' is 'ughaylimah' not based on its singular

غُلَيِّمَةnoun

1.
little girlclassical
A diminutive form, potentially for a young female, formed analogously.

وبعضهم يقول غليمة على القياس — and some say 'ghulayimah' according to the analogy

غُلُومَةnoun

1.
youthfulnessclassical
The state or quality of being young.
2.
sexual arousalclassical
The state of being sexually aroused or having strong sexual desire.

ويقال: غلام بين الغلومة والغلومية — and it is said: a youth exhibiting 'ghuloomah' and 'ghuloomiyyah'

غُلُومِيَّةnoun

1.
youthfulnessclassical
The state or quality of being young.
2.
sexual arousalclassical
The state of being sexually aroused or having strong sexual desire.

ويقال: غلام بين الغلومة والغلومية — and it is said: a youth exhibiting 'ghuloomah' and 'ghuloomiyyah'

غُلَامَةnoun

1.
the coming is youthfulnessboth
the coming is youthfulness

والأنثى غلامة — and the female is 'ghulamah'

غُلْمَةnoun

1.
plural of ghulām (boy)both
plural of ghulām (boy)

والغلمة بالضم: شهوة الضراب — and 'al-ghilmah' (with dammah) is the desire for mating

غَلِمَverb

1.
to be sexually arousedclassical
To experience strong sexual desire or heat, especially in animals.

وقد غلم البعير بالكسر غلمة — and the camel has become sexually aroused with 'ghilmah'

اغْتَلَمَverb

1.
also (he became agitated)both
also (he became agitated)

واغتلم، إذا هاج من ذلك — and 'ightalam', if it became aroused from that

غَيْلَمnoun

1.
aroused young womanclassical
A young woman who is sexually aroused or in heat.
2.
male turtleclassical
The male of the turtle species.
3.
place nameclassical
A proper noun referring to a specific location.

والغيلم: الجارية المغتلمة — and 'al-ghaylam' is the aroused young woman

والغيلم: الذكر من السلاحف — and 'al-ghaylam' is the male of the turtles

وأهلها بالغيلم — and its people are at 'al-Ghaylam'

غُلَيِّمadjective

1.
intense sexual desireclassical
Possessing strong sexual desire or heat.

والغليم بالتشديد: الشديد الغلمة — and 'al-ghulayyim' (with shaddah) is the one intense in sexual desire

Parallel reading

الغلام معروف

The boy is known

وتصغيره غليم

and its diminutive is 'ghulayyim'

والجمع غلمة وغلمان

and the plural is 'ghilmah' and 'ghilman'

واستغنوا بغلمة عن أغلمة

and they sufficed with 'ghilmah' instead of 'aghlamah'

وتصغير الغلمة أغيلمة على غير مكبره

and the diminutive of 'ghilmah' is 'ughaylimah' not based on its singular

وبعضهم يقول غليمة على القياس

and some say 'ghulayimah' according to the analogy

ويقال: غلام بين الغلومة والغلومية

and it is said: a youth exhibiting 'ghuloomah' and 'ghuloomiyyah'

والأنثى غلامة

and the female is 'ghulamah'

تهان لها الغلامة والغلام

The young woman and the boy are disdained by her

والغلمة بالضم: شهوة الضراب

and 'al-ghilmah' (with dammah) is the desire for mating

وقد غلم البعير بالكسر غلمة واغتلم

and the camel has become sexually aroused with 'ghilmah' and 'ightalam'

والغيلم: الجارية المغتلمة

and 'al-ghaylam' is the aroused young woman

والغيلم: الذكر من السلاحف

and 'al-ghaylam' is the male of the turtles

وأهلها بالغيلم

and its people are at 'al-Ghaylam'

والغليم بالتشديد: الشديد الغلمة

and 'al-ghulayyim' (with shaddah) is the one intense in sexual desire