غلو

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Arabic

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Root
غ ل و (ḡ l w)
5 terms

Pronunciation

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Noun

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غُلُوّ (ḡuluwwm

  1. verbal noun of غَلَا (ḡalā) (form I)
  2. exaggeration
  3. extremism, fanaticism

Declension

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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic غُلُوّ (ḡuluww).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? ğuluw(w)
Dari reading? ğuluw(w)
Iranian reading? ğolov(v)
Tajik reading? ġuluv(v)

Noun

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غُلُوّ (ğolovv)

  1. exaggeration; hyperbole
    Synonyms: مُبالِغه (mobâleğe), اَغراق (ağrâq)
  2. (Shia Islam) heretical elevation of the status of the Imams, e.g. claiming that they were divine

Derived terms

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