غلو

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of high price or cost, encompassing the act of something becoming expensive, its state of being expensive, and the act of making something expensive. It also touches upon exceeding limits or being excessive.

Derived headwords

غلاverb

1.
to become expensiveboth
The price of something increased, becoming costly.

يغلوverb

1.
to become expensiveboth
The price of something increased, becoming costly. This is the present tense form of the verb 'غلا'.

غلاءnoun

1.
expensivenessboth
The state or condition of being expensive; high price.

غالٍadjective

1.
expensiveboth
Possessing a high price or cost.

غليadjective

1.
expensiveclassical
Possessing a high price or cost. This form is cited as an alternative to 'غالٍ'.

أغلاهverb

1.
to make expensiveboth
To cause something to become expensive or costly.

بالغاليprepositional phrase

1.
at a high priceboth
Indicating that something was sold or acquired for a high cost.

بالغليprepositional phrase

1.
at a high priceclassical
Indicating that something was sold or acquired for a high cost. This is an alternative form to 'بالغالي'.

Parallel reading

غلا السعر يغلو

The price became expensive, it becomes expensive.

ارتفع (ضد رخص)

It rose (opposite of became cheap).

غلا السعر يغلو

The price became expensive, it becomes expensive.

والاسم الغلاء بالفتح والمد

And the noun is al-ghalā', with fatha and madd.

وأغلاه الله

And God made it expensive.

ضد أرخصه

Opposite of He made it cheap.

أي جعله غالياً

Meaning He made it expensive.

ويقال: بعته بالغالي والغلي

And it is said: I sold it at a high price and at a high price.

أي الغلاء

Meaning the expensiveness.

ولو أنا نباع كلام سلمى لأعطينا به ثمنا

And if we were to sell the words of Salma, we would give a price for them.