غرام

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
غ ر م (ḡ r m)
7 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣa.raːm/

Noun

غَرَام • (ḡarāmm

  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
Declension of noun غَرَام (ḡarām)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal غَرَام
ḡarām
الْغَرَام
al-ḡarām
غَرَام
ḡarām
nominative غَرَامٌ
ḡarāmun
الْغَرَامُ
al-ḡarāmu
غَرَامُ
ḡarāmu
accusative غَرَامًا
ḡarāman
الْغَرَامَ
al-ḡarāma
غَرَامَ
ḡarāma
genitive غَرَامٍ
ḡarāmin
الْغَرَامِ
al-ḡarāmi
غَرَامِ
ḡarāmi

Etymology 2

From French gramme.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣraːm/, /ɡraːm/

Noun

غْرَام • (ḡrāmm (plural غْرَامَات (ḡrāmāt))

  1. gram (unit of mass)
Declension
Declension of noun غْرَام (ḡrām)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal غْرَام
ḡrām
الْغْرَام
al-ḡrām
غْرَام
ḡrām
nominative غْرَامٌ
ḡrāmun
الْغْرَامُ
al-ḡrāmu
غْرَامُ
ḡrāmu
accusative غْرَامًا
ḡrāman
الْغْرَامَ
al-ḡrāma
غْرَامَ
ḡrāma
genitive غْرَامٍ
ḡrāmin
الْغْرَامِ
al-ḡrāmi
غْرَامِ
ḡrāmi
dual indefinite definite construct
informal غْرَامَيْن
ḡrāmayn
الْغْرَامَيْن
al-ḡrāmayn
غْرَامَيْ
ḡrāmay
nominative غْرَامَانِ
ḡrāmāni
الْغْرَامَانِ
al-ḡrāmāni
غْرَامَا
ḡrāmā
accusative غْرَامَيْنِ
ḡrāmayni
الْغْرَامَيْنِ
al-ḡrāmayni
غْرَامَيْ
ḡrāmay
genitive غْرَامَيْنِ
ḡrāmayni
الْغْرَامَيْنِ
al-ḡrāmayni
غْرَامَيْ
ḡrāmay
plural sound feminine plural
indefinite definite construct
informal غْرَامَات
ḡrāmāt
الْغْرَامَات
al-ḡrāmāt
غْرَامَات
ḡrāmāt
nominative غْرَامَاتٌ
ḡrāmātun
الْغْرَامَاتُ
al-ḡrāmātu
غْرَامَاتُ
ḡrāmātu
accusative غْرَامَاتٍ
ḡrāmātin
الْغْرَامَاتِ
al-ḡrāmāti
غْرَامَاتِ
ḡrāmāti
genitive غْرَامَاتٍ
ḡrāmātin
الْغْرَامَاتِ
al-ḡrāmāti
غْرَامَاتِ
ḡrāmāti
Alternative forms

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]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

غرام • (ḡrām, grāmm

  1. gram
See also

Etymology 2

Root
غ ر م
2 terms

From Arabic غَرَام (ḡarām).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

غرام • (ḡarāmm

  1. love, passion, infatuation
    Synonym: عشق (ʕišq)
Derived terms
  • وقع بغرام (wiʔiʕ bi-ḡarām, to fall in love)
See also