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

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 • (ḡrām) m (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

• 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]

• Audio (Ramallah)

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Noun

غرام • (ḡrām, grām) m

1. gram

See also

• كيلو (kīlo, “kilo, kilogram”)
• طنّ (ṭonn, “ton”)

Etymology 2

Root
غ ر م
2 terms

From Arabic غَرَام (ḡarām).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣa.raːm/, [ɣɑˈrˤɑːm]

• Audio (Ramallah)

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Noun

غرام • (ḡarām) m

1. love, passion, infatuation

   Synonym: عشق (ʕišq)

Derived terms

• وقع بغرام (wiʔiʕ bi-ḡarām, “to fall in love”)

See also

• حبّ (ḥabb, “love”), محبّة (maḥabbe, “love, affection”)