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الغلص

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of cutting or severing, specifically related to the glottis or throat area. It describes the physical action of making an incision or dividing something.

Derived headwords

الغَلْصَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    glottisboth

    The opening at the base of the tongue, extending to the larynx, or the part of the throat containing it.

  2. 2.
    throatclassical

    The passage in the neck that leads from the mouth and nasal cavities to the esophagus and larynx.

غَلْصَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to cut the glottisclassical

    To make an incision in the glottis or throat.

Parallel reading

قطع الغلصمة
to cut the glottis