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g̠ulām (v.n. fr. غلم 'to be or become excited by lust or appetence,' etc.), s.m. A boy, youth; a young man arrived at maturity;—a slave, bondsman (syn.banda); a servant (who receives food and clothing, but no wages);—your slave, your humble servant (see banda);—the knave (at cards);—a suit in ganjīfa:—g̠ulām-ě-zar-kharīd, s.m. A purchased slave:—g̠ulām-pāra, Puerorum amoribus deditus:—g̠ulām karnā, or g̠ulām banānā, v.t. To make a slave of, to enslave:—g̠ulām-gardish, s.m. A shed for servants to sit under; a covered way (round a mosque, or building, etc.); the enclosed verandah of a tent:—g̠ulām-māl, s.m. A blanket; any cheap thing of great use:—g̠ulāmoṅ-kī ḵẖarīd-faroḵẖt, or g̠ulāmoṅ-kīkāro-bār, Sale or purchase of slaves, slave-dealing.
Origin: Arabic