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ghulam

ghulam noun: a personal guard to the shah of Persia.

Noun

ghulam (plural ghulams)

  1. A personal guard to the shah of Persia.
  2. A royal servant in some Muslim countries.

Forms of ghulam

pluralghulams

Origin of ghulam

Ultimately from Arabic غلام (ḡulām).

Questions about ghulam

What does ghulam mean?
Ghulam means a personal guard to the shah of Persia.
What part of speech is ghulam?
Ghulam is a noun.
What is the plural of ghulam?
The plural of ghulam is ghulams.

Words near ghulam in the dictionary

  1. ghughu
  2. ghugni
  3. ghuguni
  4. Ghukasyan
  5. Ghukasyans
  6. ghulam
  7. ghulams
  8. Ghulat
  9. Ghum
  10. Ghuman
  11. Ghumans

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