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الغندوب

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root refers to a fleshy, hard substance located around the throat area. It specifically denotes anatomical features within the mouth and throat, including the uvula and related structures.

Derived headwords

الغندوبnoun
  1. 1.
    throat fleshclassical

    A hard fleshy mass surrounding the throat.

الغندبةnoun
  1. 1.
    throat fleshclassical

    A hard fleshy mass surrounding the throat.

الغندبتانnoun
  1. 1.
    nodes at tongue baseclassical

    Two nodes located at the base of the tongue.

  2. 2.
    fleshy parts near uvulaclassical

    Two fleshy parts that flank the uvula.

  3. 3.
    gland-like structuresclassical

    Structures resembling glands found in the tonsil area.

غنادبnoun
  1. 1.
    throat flesh (pl.)classical

    Plural form for a hard fleshy mass surrounding the throat.

  2. 2.
    nodes/glands (pl.)classical

    Plural form for nodes at the tongue base or gland-like structures.

Parallel reading

الغندوب والغندبة، بضمهما: لحمة صلبة حوالي الحلقوم.
Al-ghundūb and al-ghandabah, with dammah on both: a hard flesh around the throat.
والغندبتان: عقدتان في أصل اللسان، أو لحمتان اكتنفتا اللهاة، أو شبه الغدتين في النكفتين، ج: غنادب.
And al-ghandabatan: two nodes at the base of the tongue, or two fleshy parts that flanked the uvula, or like the two glands in the tonsils, plural: ghanādib.