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غلص

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of cutting or severing something, specifically the glottis or throat.

Derived headwords

الغَلْصnoun
  1. 1.
    Cutting the glottisclassical

    The act of cutting the glottis or throat.

غَلْصَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Glottisclassical

    The glottis, the opening at the back of the throat.

  2. 2.
    Throatclassical

    The throat, the passage for food and air.

Parallel reading

الغلص: قطع الغلصمة.
Al-ghalṣ: cutting the glottis.