Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ghulam

/ɡjˈulæm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: ghu-lam
IPA: /ɡjˈulæm/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A personal guard to the shah of Persia.

noun

A royal servant in some Muslim countries.

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic غلام (ḡulām).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: غلام

Inflected Forms

ghulams (plural)

Rhymes With

ulam

Questions

How do you pronounce ghulam?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡjˈulæm/.
What does ghulam mean?: A personal guard to the shah of Persia.
Where does ghulam come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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