غُلْمَةٌ
Root: غلم
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غُلْمَةٌ
, 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]: or it signifies vehement lust or appetence: it is also of women, (K and TA in art. ترج,) meaning their lust, or appetence: [and] it is used [also] in relation to a camel, signifying his lust to cover. [See also 1, where it is mentioned as an Verbal.Noun In the K, voce قَعِرَةٌ, it is used as meaning The gratification of venereal lust.]
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