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بلذم

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to parts of the throat and esophagus, particularly in animals like horses. It also extends to describe someone who is slow-witted or dull.

Derived headwords

البَلَذْمnoun
  1. 1.
    esophagusboth

    The part of the throat or gullet that connects the mouth to the stomach; the esophagus.

  2. 2.
    throatboth

    The passage through the neck, bounded by the gullet and the windpipe; the throat.

  3. 3.
    jugular veinclassical

    The large veins in the neck; the jugular veins.

البَلَذْمadjective
  1. 1.
    dullclassical

    Slow-witted, unintelligent, or dull.

بَلَذْمnoun
  1. 1.
    horse's throatclassical

    Specifically refers to the throat area of a horse, including its esophagus, gullet, and the skin connecting to the neck.

بَلَذْمnoun
  1. 1.
    chestclassical

    The chest of a horse.

Parallel reading

ما اضطرب من المريء
what is agitated of the esophagus
وكذلك هو من الفرس
and likewise it is from the horse
وقيل: هو الحلقوم
and it was said: it is the throat
والبلذم: البليد؛ عن ثعلب
And al-baladhm: the dull; according to Tha'lab
وقد تقدم في ترجمة بلدم، بالدال
and it has preceded in the entry of baladm, with a dal
البلذم المريء والحلقوم، والأوداج يقال لها بلذم
The baladhm is the esophagus and the throat, and the jugular veins are called baladhm
والبلذم من الفرس ما اضطرب من حلقومه ومريئه وجرانه
And the baladhm of a horse is what is agitated of its throat, its esophagus, and its grana (skin in the throat)
والمريء مجرى الطعام والشراب
And the esophagus is the passage of food and drink
والجران الجلد الذي في باطن الحلق متصل بالعنق
And the grana is the skin that is on the inside of the throat connected to the neck
والحلقوم مخرج النفس والصوت
And the throat is the exit of breath and sound
بلذم الفرس صدره، بالدال والذال معا
The baladhm of a horse is its chest, with both dal and dhal