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غندب

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes anatomical terms related to the throat and neck area. It refers to specific fleshy parts around the throat, uvula, and tonsils, as well as structures in the neck.

Derived headwords

الغندبةnoun
  1. 1.
    fleshy part around throatclassical

    A firm fleshy part located around the throat or pharynx.

  2. 2.
    glandclassical

    A gland-like structure, specifically one of two located in the tonsils or uvula region.

  3. 3.
    tonsilclassical

    One of the tonsils, described as fleshy masses flanking the uvula.

  4. 4.
    neck structureclassical

    A structure in the neck that encloses it on the right and left sides.

  5. 5.
    node at tongue baseclassical

    A node or swelling at the base of the tongue.

الغندوبnoun
  1. 1.
    fleshy part around throatclassical

    A firm fleshy part located around the throat or pharynx. It is synonymous with الغندبة.

غنادبnoun
  1. 1.
    fleshy parts around throatclassical

    The plural of الغندبة, referring to the firm fleshy parts around the throat.

الغندبتانnoun
  1. 1.
    two glands/massesclassical

    The dual form referring to two gland-like structures or fleshy masses, often identified as tonsils or parts near the uvula.

اللغانينnoun
  1. 1.
    fleshy parts around uvulaclassical

    Refers to the الغنادب (fleshy parts around the throat) along with the flesh surrounding the uvula.

لغنونةnoun
  1. 1.
    fleshy part around uvulaclassical

    The singular form of اللغانين, referring to a fleshy part around the uvula.

النغانغnoun
  1. 1.
    fleshy part around uvulaclassical

    Synonymous with لغنونة, referring to a fleshy part around the uvula.

نغنغةnoun
  1. 1.
    fleshy part around uvulaclassical

    The singular form of النغانغ, referring to a fleshy part around the uvula.

Parallel reading

الغندبة والغندوب: لحمة صلبة حوالي الحلقوم، والجمع غنادب.
Al-ghandabah and al-ghandub: a firm flesh around the throat, and the plural is ghanadib.
قال رؤبة: إذا اللهاة بلت الغباغبا، ... حسبت في أرآده غنادبا
Ru'bah said: If the uvula wets the ghabaghib, ... I thought in its arteries were ghanadib.
وقيل: الغندبتان: شبه غدتين في النكفتين، في كل نكفة غندبة، والمسترط بين الغندبتين؛
And it was said: Al-ghandabatan: like two glands in the tonsils, in each tonsil is a ghandabah, and the uvula is between the two ghandabatan;
وقيل: الغندبتان لحمتان قد اكتنفتا اللهاة، وبينهما فرجة؛
And it was said: Al-ghandabatan are two fleshy masses that surround the uvula, and between them is an opening;
وقيل: هما اللوزتان؛
And it was said: They are the tonsils;
وقيل: غندبتا العرشين اللتان تضمان العنق يمينا وشمالا؛
And it was said: The ghandabata al-'arishayn are those that enclose the neck to the right and left;
وقيل: الغندبتان عقدتان في أصل اللسان.
And it was said: Al-ghandabatan are two nodes at the base of the tongue.
واللغانين: الغنادب بما عليها من اللحم حول اللهاة، واحدتها لغنونة، وهي النغانغ، واحدتها نغنغة.
And al-laghanin: the ghanadib with the flesh upon them around the uvula, its singular is laghnunah, and it is al-naghannagh, its singular is naghnaghah.