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Form 1غَلِمَ1 sense
muḍāriʿـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarغَلَمٌ غُلْمَةٌ

Core sense — he was excited by lust, he was overcome by lustgenerated

1.1he was excited by lust, or by violent lust, to cover—اغتلم

maṣdar غَلَمٌ, غُلْمَةٌ and اغتلم. Accord. to As, only the last is said of anything other than man, though it is sometimes said of a man.

he was excited by lust, or by violent lust, to cover—غَلِمَ

He was, or became, excited by lust, or overcome by it: said of a man, and in the same way of a girl or young woman; or he was violently affected with lust, or carnal desire.

Said of a camel.

Accord. to some, contrary to the statement mentioned above.

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, aor. غَلَمَ , inf. n. غَلَمٌ (Msb, K, TA) and غُلْمَةٌ ; (K, TA;) and اغتلم , (Msb, K,) only the latter of which, accord. to As, is said of other than man, though sometimes said of a man; (Msb;) He was, or became, excited by lust, or appetence: (TA:) or overcome thereby: (M, K, TA:) said of a man; and in like manner one says of a girl, or young woman: (TA:) or he was, or became, vehemently affected with lust, or carnal desire. (Msb.) And اغتلم said of a camel; (S, Mgh, Msb, K;) and [accord. to some, contr. to an assertion mentioned above,] غَلِمَ , (S, K,) inf. n. غُلْمَةٌ ; (S;) He was, or became, excited (S, Mgh, Msb, K) by lust, (S, K,) or by vehement lust, (Mgh, Msb,) to cover. (S, Msb, K.)
Form 4اغلمهُ2 senses

Core sense — it excited his lustgenerated

4.1it strengthened the sexual faculty—اغلم

It (a thing) excited his lust, or appetence.

Said of a beverage; mentioned under اول.

4.2

See also form 8, in two places.

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It (a thing) excited his lust, or appetence. (K, * TA.) And اغلم said of a beverage, It strengthened in the venereal faculty. (TA in art. اول .) See also 8, in two places.
Form 8اغتلم5 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he became excited by lust; it became stirred up; it exceeded the limitgenerated

8.1

See form 1, in two places.

8.1.1

Er-Rāghib: he (a boy) reached the limit of what is termed الغُلُومَة [app. meaning the seventeenth year].

8.1.2figurative · مجاز

Said of a beverage, or of wine: it became strong in its influence upon the head.

8.1.3

Said of the sea: it became stirred up, in a state of commotion, or tumultuous, its waves dashing together; أَغْلَمَ is used in the same way.

8.1.4figurative · مجاز — inferredgoing beyond the prescribed limit, in good or in evil—الاِغْتِلَامُ
going beyond the prescribed limit, in good or in evil—الإِغْلَامُ
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: see 1, in two places. Also He (a boy) attained to the limit of what is termed الغُلُومَة [app. meaning the seventeenth year]. (Er-Rághib, TA.) Said of a beverage, or wine, It was, or became, strong in its influence upon the head. (Mgh, TA. *) Said of the sea, † It became stirred up, in a state of commotion, or tumultuous; its waves dashing together: as also أَغْلَمَ . (TA.) And الاِغْتِلَامُ and الإِغْلَامُ signify The exceeding the prescribed limit, of good or of evil. (TA.)

Derived nouns 17

Nounغَلِمٌ1 sense

Core sense — excited by lust, lustfulgenerated

1lustful, or violently lustful—غِلِّيمٌ
lustful, or violently lustful—مِغْلِيمٌ

This has an intensive meaning.

This also has an intensive meaning.

The meaning of all of these: excited by lust, or overcome by it, or violently affected with lust or carnal desire. The headword may generally be better rendered in a state of excitement, or of violent excitement, by lust.

The adjectives applied to a female are غَلِمَةٌ, مُغْتَلِمَةٌ, غِلِّيمَةٌ and غِلِّيمٌ, this last being applied to a male and to a female, and [particularly] applied to a he-camel, and مغْليمَةٌ and مِغْلِيمٌ, the last [which is omitted in the CK] being, like غِلِّيمٌ, applied to a male and to a female.

غَيْلَمٌ likewise is applied to a girl, or young woman, in the sense of مُغْتَلِمَةٌ.

[The best of women is the appetent to her husband]—خَيْرُالنِّسَآءِ الغَلِمَةُ عَلَى زَوْجِهَا

Said in a tradition.

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, (Msb, K, TA,) and غِلِّيمٌ , (S, K, TA,) but this has an intensive signification, (S, TA,) and مِغْلِيمٌ , (K, TA,) [but this also has an intensive signification,] Excited by lust, or appetence: (TA:) or overcome thereby: (K, TA:) or vehemently affected with lust, or carnal desire (Msb:) [or the first may generally be better rendered in a state of excitement, or of vehement excitement, by lust and the second and third, lustful, or vehemently lustful:] the epithets applied to a female are غَلِمَةٌ and مُغْتَلِمَةٌ and غِلِّيمَةٌ and غِلِّيمٌ , (K, TA,) this last being applied to a male and to a female, (Az, TA,) and [particularly] applied to a he-camel, (TA,) and مغْليمَةٌ and مِغْلِيمٌ , (K, TA,) the last [which is omitted in the CK] being, like غِلِّيمٌ , applied to a male and to a female: (Az, TA:) and غَيْلَمٌ likewise is applied to a girl, or young woman. in the sense of مُغْتَلِمَةٌ . (S, K.) It is said in a trad., خَيْرُالنِّسَآءِ الغَلِمَةُ عَلَى زَوْجِهَا [The best of women is the appetent to her husband]. (TA.)
Nounغُلُمٌ1 sense

Core sense — persons confined, restricted, or imprisonedgenerated

1

With two dammas; a plural of which the singular is not mentioned. IAar explains it as مَحْبُوسُونَ [persons confined, restricted, imprisoned, etc.].

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, with two dammehs, [a pl. of which the sing. is not mentioned,] is expl. by IAar as signifying مَحْبُوسُونَ [Persons confined, restricted, imprisoned, &c.]. (TA.)
Nounغُلْمَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — lust, appetence, carnal desiregenerated

1

Written by some غِلْمَةٌ [like a plural of غُلَامٌ].

Explained by a number of authors as lust, appetence, or carnal desire; and the desire, or eager desire, of غِلْمَان [meaning young men]; or it means violent lust or appetence.

It is also used of women, under ترج, meaning their lust, or appetence.

[And] it is used [also] of a camel, meaning his lust to cover.

[See also form 1, where it is mentioned as a maṣdar. Under قَعِرَةٌ it is used as meaning the satisfying of sexual desire.]

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, (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.]
Nounغُلَامٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a young man, a youth, a boy; a male slave; a hired servantgenerated

1figurative · مجاز

[A young man, youth, boy, or male child:] one whose mustache is growing forth or has grown forth; or one from the time of his birth until he reaches the period termed شَبَاب [meaning young manhood ]; or the same as اِبْنٌ صَغِيرٌ [meaning a son that has not reached puberty].

It is also applied to such as is termed كَهْل [i.e. one of middle age, or between that age and the time when his hair has become mixed with hoariness].

Az states that he heard the Arabs call thus the new-born child and also the كَهْل.

The female is [sometimes] termed غُلَامَةٌ; [i.e.] غُلَامَةٌ occurs in poetry, applied to a جَارِيَة.

The plural of غُلَامٌ is غِلْمَةٌ, a plural of paucity, and أَغْلِمَةٌ [also a plural of paucity]; or of these two plurals they used only the first, or some of them did so; and غِلْمَانٌ [a plural of multitude], or this is a plural of غِلْمَةٌ.

The diminutive of غُلَامٌ is غُلَيِّمٌ, and that of غِلْمَةٌ is أُغَيْلِمَةٌ, as if it were the diminutive of أَغْلِمَةٌ, though [it has been said that] they did not use this last word; but some of them said غُلَيْمَةٌ, which is regular.

1.1figurative · مجاز

It is also used to mean a male slave, just as جَارِيَةٌ is used to mean a female slave.

1.2figurative · مجاز

And to mean a hireling [or servant].

Qur’ānic occurrences غُلَٰم 3 shown of 13
15:53
قَالُوا۟ لَا تَوْجَلْ إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَـٰمٍ عَلِيمٍ

They said: "Fear not! We give thee glad tidings of a son endowed with wisdom."

37:101
فَبَشَّرْنَـٰهُ بِغُلَـٰمٍ حَلِيمٍ

So We gave him the good news of a boy ready to suffer and forbear.

52:24
وَيَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ غِلْمَانٌ لَّهُمْ كَأَنَّهُمْ لُؤْلُؤٌ مَّكْنُونٌ

Round about them will serve, (devoted) to them, young male servants (handsome) as Pearls well-guarded.

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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[A young man, youth, boy, or male child:] one whose mustache is growing forth or has grown forth: (Mgh, K:) or one from the time of his birth until he attains to the period termed شَبَاب [meaning young manhood (see غُلُومَةٌ )]: (K:) or i. q. اِبْنٌ صَغِيرٌ [meaning a son that has not attained to puberty]: (Msb:) and also applied to such as is termed كَهْل [i. e. one of middle age, or between that age and the period when his hair has become intermixed with hoariness]: (IAar, Msb, K:) Az states his having heard the Arabs call thus the new-born child and also the كَهْل : (Msb:) the female is [sometimes] termed غُلَامَةٌ ; (S, K;) [i. e.] غُلَامَةٌ occurs in poetry, applied to a جَارِيَة : (Msb:) the pl. of غُلَامٌ is غِلْمَةٌ , (S, Mgh, Msb, K,) a pl. of pauc., (Msb,) and أَغْلِمَةٌ , (K,) [also a pl. of pauc.,] or of these two pls. they used only the former, (S, IAth, TA,) or some of them did so, (M, TA,) and غِلْمَانٌ , (S, Mgh, K,) [a pl. of mult.,] or this is pl. of غِلْمَةٌ : (Msb:) the dim. of غُلَامٌ is غُلَيِّمٌ ; (TA;) and that of غِلْمَةٌ is أُغَيْلِمَةٌ , as if it were the dim. of أَغْلِمَةٌ though [it has been said that] they did not use this last word; but some of them said غُلَيْمَةٌ , agreeably with analogy. (S, TA.) It is also used as meaning A male slave; like as جَارِيَةٌ is used as meaning “ a female slave: ” and as meaning A hireling [or servant]. (Mgh.)
Nounغُلُومَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — boyhood, the state of being a youthgenerated

1

This, and غُلُومِيَّةٌ and غُلَامِيَّةٌ, mean the state, or condition, of such as is termed غُلَام.

The second of these is explained by Mohammad Ibn-Habeeb as the period from birth to the seventeenth year.

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and غُلُومِيَّةٌ (S, K) and غُلَامِيَّةٌ (K) The state, or condition, of such as is termed غُلَام : (S, K: *) the second is expl. by Mohammad Ibn- Habeeb as meaning the period from birth to the seventeenth year. (TA voce شَبَابٌ .)
Nounغُلَيْمَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a small group of boysgenerated

1

Diminutive of غِلْمَةٌ, plural of غُلَامٌ.

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dim. of غِلْمَةٌ pl. of غُلَامٌ , q. v. (S, TA.)
Nounغُلَامِيَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — boyhood, the state of being a youthgenerated

1

See غُلُومَةٌ.

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: see غُلُومَةٌ .
Nounغُلُومِيَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — boyhood, the state of being a youthgenerated

1

See غُلُومَةٌ.

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: see غُلُومَةٌ .
Nounغُلَيِّمٌ1 sense

Core sense — a little boygenerated

1

Diminutive of غُلَامٌ.

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dim. of غُلَامٌ , q. v. (TA.)
Nounغِلِّيمٌ1 sense

Core sense — violently lustfulgenerated

1

This, and its feminine: see غَلِمٌ, in three places.

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, and its fem., see غَلِمٌ , in three places.
Nounغَيْلَمٌ8 senses · 4 main

Core sense — a tortoise; a beautiful woman; a youth with much hairgenerated

1

See غَلِمٌ.

1.1

Also a beautiful woman.

1.2

And a youth, or young man, broad — in the M, large — in the place of the parting of the hair of the head, and having much hair; also غَيْلَمِىٌّ.

1.3[There is not in the house] any one—مَا بِالدَّارِ غَيْلَمٌ
2

Also the tortoise, or the male tortoise.

[In the Msb it is said to be, in this sense, غَلِيم, like زَبِيب.]

2.1

And the frog. [Or so عَيْلَمٌ.]

3

And the place from which the water issues in wells. [See also عَيْلَمٌ.]

4

The word meaning a comb, and a [thing with which the head is scratched, called] مِدْرًى, is فَيْلَم, with ف, but it has been miscopied [as غَيْلَم] by Lth, as Az has pointed out.

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: see غَلِمٌ . Also A beautiful woman. (TA.) And A youth, or young man, broad, (K, TA,) in the M large, (TA,) in the place of the parting of the hair of the head, having much hair; (K, * TA;) as also غَيْلَمِىٌّ . (Lth, K, TA.) مَا بِالدَّارِ غَيْلَمٌ means [There is not in the house] any one. (K.) Also The tortoise: (TA:) or the male tortoise. (S, K, TA. [In the Msb said to be, in this sense, غَلِيم , like زَبِيب .]) And The frog. (K.) [Or so عَيْلَمٌ .] And The place whence issues the water in wells. (K. [See also عَيْلَمٌ .]) The word signifying “ a comb, ” and “ a [thing with which the head is scratched, called] مِدْرًى , ” is فَيْلَم , with ف , but has been mistranscribed [ غَيْلَم ], (K, TA,) by Lth, as has been notified by Az. (TA.)
Nounغَيْلَمِىٌّ1 sense

Core sense — a young man broad at the parting of his hair, with much hairgenerated

1

See the preceding entry.

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: see the next preceding paragraph.
Nounأَغْلَمُ1 sense

Core sense — more, or most, exciting to lustgenerated

1[The most exciting to lust, of milks, is the milk of the pregnant camel, or of one that has completed a year after bringing forth and has then been covered and has conceived]—أَغْلَمُ الأَلْبَانِ لَبَنُ الخَلِقَةِ

That is, to the one who drinks it.

[More, and most, exciting to lust.]

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[More, and most, exciting to lust]. It is said that أَغْلَمُ الأَلْبَانِ لَبَنُ الخَلِقَةِ [The most exciting to lust, of milks, is the milk of the pregnant camel, or such as has completed a year after bringing forth and has then been covered and has conceived]; i. e., to him who drinks it. (TA.)
Nounأُغَيْلِمَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a small group of boysgenerated

1

A diminutive of غِلْمَةٌ, plural of غُلَامٌ.

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a dim. of غِلْمَةٌ pl. of غُلَامٌ , q. v. (S, TA.)
Nounمَغْلَمَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a cause of lust, or of violent lustgenerated

1

A cause [of lusting, or] of violence of lusting.

Such is said to be the drinking of the milk of the أَيِّل [or إِيَّل, i.e. the mountain-goat].

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A cause [of lusting, or] of vehemence of lusting: such is said to be the drinking of the milk of the أَيِّل [or إِيَّل i. e. mountain-goat]. (TA.)
Nounمِغْلِيمٌ1 sense

Core sense — violently lustfulgenerated

1

This, and the form with ة: see غَلِمٌ, in three places.

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, and with ة : see غَلِمٌ , in three places.
Nounمُغْتَلِمٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — excited by lust; strong in its effect on the head; going beyond the limitgenerated

1

For its feminine, see غَلِمٌ.

1.1figurative · مجاز[a skin] whose beverage, or wine, is strong in its influence upon the head—سِقَآءٌ مُغْتَلِمٌ
[a jar] whose beverage, or wine, is strong in its influence upon the head—خَابِيَةٌ مُغْتَلِمَةٌ
1.2figurative · مجاز — inferred[a deviator from the true religion,] one who goes beyond the prescribed limit—مَارِقٌ مُغْتَلِمٌ

Said of the خَارِجِىّ.

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: see its fem. voce غَلِمٌ . سِقَآءٌ مُغْتَلِمٌ , (Mgh, TA,) and خَابِيَةٌ مُغْتَلِمَةٌ , (TA,) [A skin, and a jar,] of which the beverage, or wine, is strong in its influence upon the head. (Mgh, TA. *) The خَارِجِىّ is called مَارِقٌ مُغْتَلِمٌ [A deviater from the true religion,] an exceeder of the prescribed limit. (TA.)