Home Quran Quran roots غ ل م
13 times in the Quran · 1 word form · rank 494
The Quran root غ ل م gh-l-m
Words built from the root غ ل م ([gh-l-m]) appear 13 times in the Quran. The most common is غُلام, “boy”, which comes 13 times. Learn the root once and you can recognise every word made from it.
Words from this root
| Word | Say it | Meaning | Times | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| غُلام | ghulaam | boy · son | 13 |
Examples from the Quran
قَالَ رَبِّ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِي غُلَامٌ وَقَدْ بَلَغَنِيَ الْكِبَرُ وَامْرَأَتِي عَاقِرٌ قَالَ كَذَٰلِكَ اللَّهُ يَفْعَلُ مَا يَشَاءُ ٤٠
غُلَامٌ ghulāmun · a son
He said, "My Lord, how will I have a boy when I have reached old age and my wife is barren?" He [the angel] said, "Such is Allāh; He does what He wills." (Surah Ali 'Imran, 3:40)
وَجَاءَتْ سَيَّارَةٌ فَأَرْسَلُوا وَارِدَهُمْ فَأَدْلَىٰ دَلْوَهُ قَالَ يَا بُشْرَىٰ هَٰذَا غُلَامٌ وَأَسَرُّوهُ بِضَاعَةً وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ ١٩
غُلَامٌ ghulāmun · (is) a boy
And there came a company of travelers; then they sent their water drawer, and he let down his bucket. He said, "Good news! Here is a boy." And they concealed him, [taking him] as merchandise; and Allāh was Knowing of what they did. (Surah Yusuf, 12:19)
Surahs where it comes most
- Surah Maryam · 4×
- Surah Al-Kahf · 3×
- Surah Ali 'Imran · 1×
- Surah Yusuf · 1×
- Surah Al-Hijr · 1×
- Surah As-Saffat · 1×
Each meaning is taken from the word-by-word translation of the verses, so a word can show two meanings from different contexts. Root and base-word data come from the Quranic Arabic Corpus.
