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زلدب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be very rare and possibly non-standard. It is primarily associated with the act of swallowing, specifically a mouthful of food.

Derived headwords

زَلَدَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to swallowclassical

    To cause food or drink to pass down the throat into the stomach.

زَلْدَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    swallowingclassical

    The act of swallowing a mouthful.

Parallel reading

زَلَدَبَ اللقمةَ: ابْتَلَعَهَا.
He swallowed the mouthful: he ingested it.