غرام

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
غ ر م (ḡ-r-m)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣa.raːm/

Noun

غَرَام • (ḡarām) m

  1. infatuation, ardent desire, passion
  2. (archaic) entanglement
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 25:63-66:
      وَعِبَادُ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الَّذِينَ يَمْشُونَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ هَوْنًا وَإِذَا خَاطَبَهُمُ الْجَاهِلُونَ قَالُوا سَلَامًا (63) وَالَّذِينَ يَبِيتُونَ لِرَبِّهِمْ سُجَّدًا وَقِيَامًا (64) وَالَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا اصْرِفْ عَنَّا عَذَابَ جَهَنَّمَ ۖ إِنَّ عَذَابَهَا كَانَ غَرَامًا (65) إِنَّهَا سَاءَتْ مُسْتَقَرًّا وَمُقَامًا (66)
      63 The worshippers of the Most Merciful, who walk composedly on the earth and whenever the ignorant speak to them, they say, "Peace be upon you"; 64 who, for their Lord, stay up bowing and rising; 65 who say, "Lord, Direct away from us the torment of Gehenna: its torment is an entanglement! 66 It is the worst dwelling-place and abode!"
Declension

Etymology 2

From French gramme.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣraːm/, /ɡraːm/

Noun

غْرَام • (ḡrām) m (plural غْرَامَات (ḡrāmāt))

  1. gram (unit of mass)
Declension
Alternative forms
  • جْرَام (grām)

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “غرام”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology 1

From English gram or French gramme.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡraːm/, [ɡrˤɑːm]
  • (file)

Noun

غرام • (ḡrām, grām) m

  1. gram
See also

Etymology 2

Root
غ ر م
2 terms

From Arabic غَرَام (ḡarām).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣa.raːm/, [ɣɑˈrˤɑːm]
  • (file)

Noun

غرام • (ḡarām) m

  1. love, passion, infatuation
    Synonym: عشق (ʕišq)
Derived terms
See also
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