Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

غَلِمَ

Root: غلم

Form: 1

Full Definition

غَلِمَI , Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun غَلَمٌ and غُلْمَةٌ; and اغتلم , only the latter of which, accord. to As, is said of other than man, though sometimes said of a man; He was, or became, excited by lust, or appetence: or overcome thereby: said of a man; and in like manner one says of a girl, or young woman: or he was, or became, vehemently affected with lust, or carnal desire. And اغتلم said of a camel; and [accord. to some, contr. to an assertion mentioned above,] غَلِمَ, Verbal.Noun غُلْمَةٌ; He was, or became, excited by lust, or by vehement lust, to cover.


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