غم

See also: عم

Arabic

Etymology

From the root غ م م (ḡ-m-m).

Verb

1. to cover, to veil, to shroud
2. (passive voice) to be obscure, to be unapparent
   • 7th century CE, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, 13:6:

     فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَاقْدِرُوا ثَلَاثِينَ ‏

     faʔin ḡumma ʕalaykum fāqdirū ṯalāṯīna

     If [the sky] is masked for you [by clouds], then calculate thirty days [for the month of Ramaḍān.

3. to fill with grief, to grief, to chagrin

Noun

غَمّ • (ḡamm) m (plural غُمُوم (ḡumūm))

1. grief, sorrow, chagrin
   • 7th century CE, Ṣaḥīḥ al-Buḵāriyy, section 65:
     =
     7th century CE, Jamīʿ at-Tirmiḏiyy, section 37:

     وَتَدْنُو الشَّمْسُ، فَيَبْلُغُ النَّاسَ مِنَ الْغَمِّ وَالْكَرْبِ مَا لَا يُطِيقُونَ وَلَا يَحْتَمِلُونَ

     wa-tadnū š-šamsu, fa-yabluḡu n-nāsa mina l-ḡammi wa-l-karbi mā lā yuṭīqūna wa-lā yaḥtamilūna

     The sun will come so close to the people that they will suffer such distress and trouble as they will not be able to bear or stand.

Declension

Declension of noun غَمّ (ḡamm)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَمّ ḡamm	الْغَمّ al-ḡamm	غَمّ ḡamm
Nominative	غَمٌّ ḡammun	الْغَمُّ al-ḡammu	غَمُّ ḡammu
Accusative	غَمًّا ḡamman	الْغَمَّ al-ḡamma	غَمَّ ḡamma
Genitive	غَمٍّ ḡammin	الْغَمِّ al-ḡammi	غَمِّ ḡammi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَمَّيْن ḡammayn	الْغَمَّيْن al-ḡammayn	غَمَّيْ ḡammay
Nominative	غَمَّانِ ḡammāni	الْغَمَّانِ al-ḡammāni	غَمَّا ḡammā
Accusative	غَمَّيْنِ ḡammayni	الْغَمَّيْنِ al-ḡammayni	غَمَّيْ ḡammay
Genitive	غَمَّيْنِ ḡammayni	الْغَمَّيْنِ al-ḡammayni	غَمَّيْ ḡammay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غُمُوم ḡumūm	الْغُمُوم al-ḡumūm	غُمُوم ḡumūm
Nominative	غُمُومٌ ḡumūmun	الْغُمُومُ al-ḡumūmu	غُمُومُ ḡumūmu
Accusative	غُمُومًا ḡumūman	الْغُمُومَ al-ḡumūma	غُمُومَ ḡumūma
Genitive	غُمُومٍ ḡumūmin	الْغُمُومِ al-ḡumūmi	غُمُومِ ḡumūmi

References

• Freytag, Georg (1835) “غم”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, pages 292–293
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “غم”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[2], London: Williams & Norgate, page 2289
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “غم”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[3] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 926

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Pashto

Etymology

From Arabic غَمّ (ḡamm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣam/

Noun

غم • (ǧam) m

1. grief, sorrow

Derived terms

• غمجن (ǧamjan)

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic غَمّ (ḡamm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣæm/
  • IPA^(key): [ɢæm]

Noun

غم • (ğam)

1. grief, sorrow

Derived terms

• غمگین (ğamgin)

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian غم (ǧam), from Arabic غَمّ (ḡamm)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣəm/

Noun

غم • (ġam) m (Hindi spelling ग़म)

1. grief, sorrow

   اُس کی موت پر گہرا غم منایا گیا۔

   uskī maut par gahrā ġam manāyā.

   His death was deeply mourned.

Synonyms

• دکھ (dukkh)

Derived terms

• غمگین (ġamgīn)